The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 1: Perceptions and Judgments, 1939-1944 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226306216)

Clement Greenberg is widely recognized as the most influential and articulate champion of modernism during its American ascendency after World War II, the period largely covered by these highly acclaimed volumes of The Collected Essays and Criticism. Volume 3: Affirmations and Refusals presents Greenberg's writings from the period between 1950 and 1956, while Volume 4: Modernism with a Vengeance gathers essays and criticism of the years 1957 to 1969. The 120 works range from little-known pieces originally appearing Vogue and Harper's Bazaar to such celebrated essays as The Plight of Our Culture (1953), Modernist Painting (1960), and Post Painterly Abstraction (1964). Preserved in their original form, these writings allow readers to witness the development and direction of Greenberg's criticism, from his advocacy of abstract expressionism to his enthusiasm for color-field painting.With the inclusion of critical exchanges between Greenberg and F. R. Leavis, Fairfield Porter, Thomas B. Hess, Herbert Read, Max Kozloff, and Robert Goldwater, these volumes are essential sources in the ongoing debate over modern art.

Author: Clement Greenberg
ISBN-10: 0226306216
ISBN-13: 9780226306216
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 02/15/1988
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.49w x 0.64d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/29/1988