Reconstructing Modernism: Art in New York, Paris, and Montreal 1945–1964

These essays reopen the case of postwar abstraction. They constitute a dialogue among historians, critics, painters, and art historians that allows not only new readings of specific art works but also a new understanding of the reception of art in the postwar Western world. Timothy J. Clark, Thierry de Duve, Constance Naubert‑Riser, and Thomas Crow focus on specific works of major artists of the period. Laurie J. Monahan, Serge Guilbaut, and Benjamin H. D. Buchloh look at art production in relation to particular aspects of the Cold War. Jean Baudrillard and Francois‑Marc Gagnon discuss the effects of the international situation on the arts in general. John Franklin Koenig describes the experience of an American artist working in Paris after the war. John O'Brian relates the impact and the reception of Matisse's work in New York, and Lary May discusses the transformation of Hollywood during the McCarthy era.

Details

Type

Book

Place of publication

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Publisher

MIT Press

Year

1979

Number of pages

436 pages

Language

English

Open stacks or available on request

Available on request

Illustrations

Yes

Bibliography

No

UDC code and author sign

709 Gui

Volumes

1

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