| How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art Revised Edition Contributor(s): Guilbaut, Serge (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226310396 ISBN-13: 9780226310398 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1985 Annotation: Why was New York abstract expressionism so successful after World War II? To answer that question, Serge Guilbaut takes a controversial look at the complicated, intertwining relationship among art, politics, and ideology. He explores the changing New York and Paris art scenes of the Cold War period, the rejection by artists of political ideology, and the coopting by left-wing writers and politicians of the artistic revolt. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 709.747 |
| LCCN: 83006506 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.99" W x 9.05" (0.80 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A provocative interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. . . . By insisting that art, even art of the avant-garde, is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it, he forces us to think differently not only about art and art history but about society itself.--New York Times Book Review |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldhammer, Arthur: - Arthur Goldhammer is an award-winning translator who has translated books by Georges Duby, Jacques Le Goff, and Jean Starobinski. |