The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 1: Perceptions and Judgments, 1939-1944 - Softcover

Greenberg, Clement

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226306216 ISBN 13: 9780226306216

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1988

Synopsis

Clement Greenberg (1909–1994), champion of abstract expressionism and modernism—of Pollock, Miró, and Matisse—has been esteemed by many as the greatest art critic of the second half of the twentieth century, and possibly the greatest art critic of all time. On radio and in print, Greenberg was the voice of "the new American painting," and a central figure in the postwar cultural history of the United States.

Greenberg first established his reputation writing for the Partisan Review, which he joined as an editor in 1940. He became art critic for the Nation in 1942, and was associate editor of Commentary from 1945 until 1957. His seminal essay, "Avant-Garde and Kitsch" set the terms for the ongoing debate about the relationship of modern high art to popular culture. Though many of his ideas have been challenged, Greenberg has influenced generations of critics, historians, and artists, and he remains influential to this day.

About this title

About the Author

John O’Brian is professor of art history at the University of British Colombia.

From the Back Cover

Collected essays and Criticism, we are at last on our way to having a comprehensive edition of the most important body of art criticism produced by an American writer in this century.

Reviews

The first two of a projected four-volume set, these books gather art critic Greenberg's writings from Partisan Review, the Nation and elsewhere. "His journalism has lost none of its relevance or bite; the essays bristle with independent judgments, wit, profundity," PW found.
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Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226306216
• ISBN 13: 9780226306216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: O'Brian John