Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York in the years immediately following the Second World War and quickly became one of the most powerful and influential movements in the history of modern art. Building on developments in European avant-garde art of the preceding decades, a wave of artists such as Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman and Clyfford Still developed a new abstraction that was simultaneously elemental and sophisticated. Though several of Abstract Expressionism's key figures were emigres, including Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann and Arshile Gorky, it was art's first definitively American movement, establishing New York as the new capital of artistic innovation for years to come while creating a visual language that would soon reach to the farthest corners of the globe. Editor Katy Siegel has assembled a complete overview of the subject in three sections. The definitive Survey recounts in detail the movement's emergence, high period and later accomplishments, incorporating both contemporaneous critical writing and up-to-the-minute scholarship. The Works section presents large full-colour images of over 200 key artworks, each accompanied by an informative caption. And the Documents section provides a generous archive of primary and secondary texts, including artist's statements, exhibition reviews and critical writings. The extensive back matter includes biographies on all the artists and authors plus a full bibliography.

Abstract Expressionism (Themes and movements)

Arts & Photography

Siegel, Katy

Davies, Lillian

Pobocha, Pauline

History & Criticism

Phaidon Press

Ian Pedigo: Works 2007-2010

Sharp, Chris

Southern Alberta Art Gallery

The first monograph of the Moroccan artist whose work explores the idea of the death of the subject of consumption, bringing to light our doubts, fears, and desires. Mounir Fatmi’s videos, installations, drawings, paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in numerous shows around the world. This book is the fourth title in the Skira series named Images Affranchise.

Mounir Fatmi: Suspect Language

Skira

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