Pictures of nothing abstract art since Pollock

"What is abstract art good for? What's the use--for us as individuals, or for any society--of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?" In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Varnedoe, Kirk, 1946-2003 (-)
Autor Corporativo: National Gallery of Art (Estados Unidos) (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press 2006
Colección:The A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts ; 2003
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Sumario:"What is abstract art good for? What's the use--for us as individuals, or for any society--of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?" In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, eminent art historian Kirk Varnedoe, the former chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, asks these and other questions as he frankly confronts the uncertainties we may have about the nonrepresentational art produced in the last five decades. He makes a compelling argument for its history and value, much as E. H. Gombrich tackled representation fifty years ago in Art and Illusion, another landmark A. W. Mellon Lectures volume. Realizing that these lectures might be his final work, Varnedoe conceived of them as a statement of his faith in modern art and the culminating example of his lucidly pragmatic and philosophical approach to art history. He delivered the lectures, edited and reproduced here with their illustrations, to overflowing crowds at the National Gallery of Art in Washington in the spring of 2003, just months before his death. With brilliance, passion, and humor, Varnedoe addresses the skeptical attitudes and misunderstandings that we often bring to our experience of abstract art.
Notas:"National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC."
Descripción Física:297 p. : il. principalmente col. ; 25 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
ISBN:9780691126784