Abstract Expressionism (Movements in Modern Art)

Debra Bricker Balken

ISBN 10: 1854373064 / ISBN 13: 9781854373069

Published by Tate Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2006

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Movements in Modern Art seriesAccessible introductions to the most important and influential art movements of the twentieth century; Each book includes illustrations of major works from collections around the world; Expert authors write for a general readership The term Abstract Expressionism, though coined by critics and resisted by some of the artists involved, has come to signify the fascinating body of work made by American artists in post-war New York, mainly between 1947 and 1953. Artists including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner and Willem de Kooning created large-scale canvases that revitalised contemporary art in America. Although inspired to some extent by the Surrealists and by European abstract painting, Abstract Expressionism was hailed as the first truly American modern art movement, and was in turn to have enormous influence on the activities of artists in Europe. An epilogue explains the critical critical reception of Abstract Expressionism at the time up until the present day in both the United States and abroad. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Abstract Expressionism (Movements in Modern Art)
• Publisher: Tate Publishing, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854373064
• ISBN 13: 9781854373069
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 227 grams

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Synopsis

In this incisive study, the curator and writer Debra Bricker Balken examines the work of the leading artists associated with Abstract Expressionism, including Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. At the same time she examines the myths surrounding the movement, the variation in the motivation and practice of artists grouped by art historians under the same heading, and the role played by critics in the movement's reception, both at the time and up to the present day.
Of equal value to the general reader and the art historical scholar alike, Balken's text is a valuable addition to the literature on one of the most influential of all twentieth-century art movements.

About the Author

Debra Bricker Balken is an independent curator and writer specialising in modern and contemporary art. Her publications include The Park Avenue Cubists (2002), Arthur Dove: A Retrospective (1997) and Philip Guston's Poem-Pictures (1995).