Barnett Newman - Hardcover

Newman, Barnett; Temkin, Ann; Shiff, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0876331568 ISBN 13: 9780876331569

Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002

Synopsis

One of the most enduringly influential Abstract Expressionists, Barnett Newman (1905-1970) took the genre to a startling new sphere. His tough, spare, emotive paintings were misunderstood and reviled by most critics when they first appeared in 1950 but came to command wide respect and even veneration by the end of the 1960s. Seemingly simple on first viewing, the paintings are in fact richly complicated and unexpectedly diverse. Newman aspired to breadth and nobility in his works, infusing them with deep meaning and producing a powerful physical presence through his mastery of expansive spatial effects and evocative color. While pursuing his personal quest, he managed to challenge, and profoundly change, the parameters of painting.

About this title

From the Publisher

This book accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of Barnett Newman's work in three decades. The show will be on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from March 24 to July 7, 2002, and will appear at the Tate Modern in London from September 19, 2002 to January 5, 2003. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art

About the Author

Ann Temkin is The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0876331568
• ISBN 13: 9780876331569
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 351