The first book to take a transnational view of destruction in abstract painting of the postwar period. Painting the Void: 1949-1962 focuses on one of the most significant consequences of the rise of gestural abstraction in twentieth-century painting: artists' literal assault on the picture plane. Responding to the social and political climate of the postwar period--especially the crisis of humanity resulting from the atomic bomb--international artists ripped, cut, burned, or affixed objects to the traditionally two ...
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The first book to take a transnational view of destruction in abstract painting of the postwar period. Painting the Void: 1949-1962 focuses on one of the most significant consequences of the rise of gestural abstraction in twentieth-century painting: artists' literal assault on the picture plane. Responding to the social and political climate of the postwar period--especially the crisis of humanity resulting from the atomic bomb--international artists ripped, cut, burned, or affixed objects to the traditionally two-dimensional canvas. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue mark the first time that these strategies have been considered together as a coherent mode of artistic production, expanding the scholarship on this critical moment in history. Artists featured in the exhibition include very well-known figures as well as more obscure ones, though no less important, such as Robert Rauschenberg, Lee Bontecou, Yves Klein, Niki de Saint Phalle, Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Salvatore Scarpitta, Antoni T???pies, and Kazuo Shiraga, as well as Jean Fautrier, Raymond Hains, John Latham, Otto M???ehl, Jacques Villegl???, and Shozo Shimamoto.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Fine in a near fine jacket in mylar. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 287 p. Contains: Illustrations, color, Frontispiece. Audience: General/trade.
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Collectable-Very Good Condition in Very Good jacket. 9780847839308. Art History: c 1900-VG/VG 2012 Skira Rizzoli hardback, unclipped DJ, highly regarded substantial volume. Light spine-end wear to jacket, name and date inside front cover in felt pen, otherwise VG and unmarked, very secure binding. Size: 229\nx 305\nx 29.72mm. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Art History: c 1900-; ISBN: 0847839303. ISBN/EAN: 9780847839308. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 088514.
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New. 0847839303. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--288 pages; over 100 illustrations, most in color. --with a bonus offer--
