{"product_id":"reading-abstract-expressionism-ellen-g-landau-9780300106138","title":"Reading Abstract Expressionism: Context and Critique","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of writings on the entire history of Abstract Expressionism--a movement that has inspired six decades of heated rhetoric\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Abstract Expressionism is arguably the most important art movement in postwar America. Many of its creators and critics became celebrities, participating in heated public debates that were published in newspapers, magazines, and exhibition catalogues. This up-to-date anthology is the first comprehensive collection of key critical writings about Abstract Expressionism from its inception in the 1940s to the present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ellen G. Landau's masterful introduction presents and analyzes the major arguments and crucial points of view that have surrounded the movement decade by decade. She then offers a selection of readings, also organized by decade, including influential statements by such artists as Mark Rothko, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, and Barnett Newman as well as the commentary of diverse critics. Offering new insights into the development of Abstract Expressionism, this rich anthology also demonstrates the ongoing impact of this revolutionary and controversial movement. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReading Abstract Expressionism \u003c\/i\u003eis essential for the library of any curator, scholar, or student of twentieth-century art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen G. Landau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300106130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300106138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.64w x 2.17d","brand":"Ellen G. Landau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742240026879,"sku":"9780300106138","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reading-abstract-expressionism-ellen-g-landau-9780300106138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}