Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art since Pollock (A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts)
by Kirk Varnedoe
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Author: Kirk VarnedoePreface: Adam Gopnik
Foreword: Earl A. Powell III
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-09
ISBN: 069112678X
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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I went into this book vaguely curious; I came out of it enthralled, impassioned, inspired. Varnedoe's exposition is brilliant: he really brings out the developments in philosophy and technique of abstraction from Pollock onwards, and makes a compelling case for linking it to the best features of our society, namely democracy, humility, freedom. He steers a careful and respectful course through the disputes, shock-tactics and grandiosities of some practitioners, always bringing it back to what is beautiful, awe-inspiring, seminal. By reading this book you will discover lots of names and images that will stay with you, and acquire a truly meaningful understanding of the ideas and feelings behind the most vital art of the past 50 years.
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