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Synopsis
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is widely considered as the most challenging and influential American artist of the 20th century. This sumptuous book offers a fresh overview of his achievement, reinterpreted for a new generation. Published to coincide with an exhibition opening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in October of 1998. 318 illustrations, 218 in color. 9 foldouts.
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Review
The almost mythic Jackson Pollock--a roughshod, ill-mannered, prodigiously ambitious, aggressive, alcoholic, tormented artist--is alive and unwell in this book. But Kirk Varnedoe and Pepe Karmel, the chief curator and adjunct assistant curator, respectively, of the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Painting and Sculpture, also go deeply into Pollock's art in eye-opening ways. This book is the catalog for the retrospective of Pollock's art-shattering oeuvre at the Museum of Modern Art in the fall of 1998 and includes many biographical pictures as well as color plates of Pollock's paintings, from the awkward but earnest early works to the late, great, famous canvasses. Varnedoe's essay, aptly titled "Comet: Jackson Pollock's Life and Work," deftly invites the reader into Pollock's world, starting with his country studio: "The structure, often called a barn, is in fact more like a glorified tool shed." Karmel's essay, "Pollock at Work: The Films and Photographs of Hans Namuth," is a truly groundbreaking exploration of Pollock's technique. Karmel has scrutinized every frame of every piece of film, still or moving, ever taken of Pollock painting. He arrives at absolutely original conclusions: Pollock's all-over swirls of dripped and flung paint often began as figurative works and clearly relate to such all-American stalwarts as Thomas Hart Benton. Karmel makes countless other sharp observations, noting the difference, for example, between fast-looking marks and the slow, deliberate movements with which they were made (and vice versa). His essay is a work of brilliant scholarship, written thrillingly, and it will forever change the way any serious viewer looks at Pollock's paintings. It makes this volume absolutely essential for understanding the work of this great, sad artist. --Peggy Moorman
About the Author
Elizabeth Frank has written extensively on both art and literature, including a biography of Louise Bogan. She has taught at Temple University, U.C. Irvine, and Williams, Mills, and Bard colleges.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) revolutionized the art of this century with his famous pouring paintings of the late 1940s and early '50s. No artist of our time has been more controversial, and Pollock's reputation as the archetypal Abstract Expressionist has assumed mythic overtones. The balanced evaluation presented in this well-reasoned overview is long overdue. Seller Inventory # CIN0870700693G
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) revolutionized the art of this century with his famous pouring paintings of the late 1940s and early '50s. No artist of our time has been more controversial, and Pollock's reputation as the archetypal Abstract Expressionist has assumed mythic overtones. The balanced evaluation presented in this well-reasoned overview is long overdue. Seller Inventory # CIN0870700693G
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Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Softcover Edition. wrappers, folded card covers/sewn binding., no flaws or wear, clean, no creases or bumps, tight binding, no writing/names/markings. pristine, unused copy.; 336pp., 425 illustrations, 227 in color. numerous gatefolds.; catalogue to retrospective. perhaps the best single book generally available on jackson pollock. Size: Oblong 8vo. Exhibition Catalogue. Seller Inventory # 17784
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Paperback. Blue pictorial wraps with French flaps. 336 pp. 114 illustrations in black and white, 224 color plates. Additional illustrations in the chronology. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Jackson Pollock, organized by Kirk Varnedoe, Chief Curator, with Pepe Karmel, Adjunct Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 1, 1998 to February 2, 1999. The exhibition travels to the Tate Gallery, London, March 11 to June 6, 1999. -- t.p. verso. VG. May have owner's writing on first page. Seller Inventory # 136785
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is widely considered as the most challenging and influential American artist of the 20th century. This sumptuous book offers a fresh overview of his achievement, reinterpreted for a new generation. Published to coincide with an exhibition opening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in October of 1998. 318 illustrations, 218 in color. 9 foldouts. Seller Inventory # SKU2010028620
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First Edition. First edition. Oblong softcover. 336 pages. Published in conjunction an exhibition that ran November 1, 1998 through February 2, 1999 at Museum of Modern Art and then March 11 through June 6, 1999 at the Tate Gallery in London. Features texts by Kirk Varnedoe and Pepe Karmel. Includes 227 color and 198 duotone illustrations, a chronology by Elizabeth LEvine and Anna Indych, a selected bibliography, and an index of illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in French style wrappers. Seller Inventory # 215209
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Jackson Pollock
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Paperback. Condition: VG, slight wear to covers. Illustrated wraps. 336 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits. Offers a brief profile of the artist, shows his major paintings and drawings, and discusses his place in modern art. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Jackson Pollock, organized by Kirk Varnedoe, Chief Curator, with Pepe Karmel, Adjunct Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 1, 1998 to February 2, 1999. The exhibition travels to the Tate Gallery, London, March 11 to June 6, 1999"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-332) and index. Contents: Comet : Jackson Pollock's life and work / Kirk Varnedoe -- Pollock at work : the films and photographs of Hans Namuth / Pepe Karmel -- Chronology / Elizabeth Levine and Anna Indych.9780870700699. Seller Inventory # 182231