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Synopsis
What determines who the great masters of art are? All too often, the political seeps into cultural conversations, and the result is a historical record riddled with holes. One of the most glaring omissions from the generally recognized canon of American art is Ad Reinhardt (1913–67). An American artist who had significant ties to the American Communist movement and leftist political organizations, Reinhardt and his contributions to modern art have been largely pushed out of the spotlight. But now in this unprecedented in-depth study of his life and work, Michael Corris returns Reinhardt to his rightful place in American art and culture.
A pioneering avant-garde artist with fierce political beliefs, Reinhardt immersed himself in the vibrant left-wing political and cultural circles of the 1930s and ’40s, only to find himself marginalized by the social and cultural conservatism that arose in postwar America. Corris examines Reinhardt’s art in this historical context, tracking the development of his entire oeuvre, ranging from his abstract paintings to his popular graphic artwork, which took the form of reproductions and cartoons. At the heart of the book, however, are numerous illustrations of Reinhardt’s paintings, public installations, and cartoons—many never before published—and the artist’s own writings. Ad Reinhardt also evaluates Reinhardt’s role in the art world, including his influence on younger artists who created successive avant-garde movements, such as minimal and conceptual art.
A comprehensive examination of a less-heralded American master, Ad Reinhardt is a fascinating portrait of an artist whose political radicalism infused his art with a poignant resonance that stretches, through this rediscovery, into the present.
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"Because of his background as a Conceptual artist, designer, and art historian, Michael Corris is wonderfully equipped to undertake athoroughgoing art historical analysis of Reinhardt's work, and he does so with great sensitivity and thoughtful analysis, employing a wide-angle lens that takes into consideration Reinhardt's forays in the areas of popular and fine art as well as politics and culture."--Robert Hobbs, Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University
0;Because of his background as a conceptual artist, designer, and art historian, Michael Corris is wonderfully equipped to undertake a thoroughgoing art historical analysis of Reinhardt7;s work, and he does so with great sensitivity and thoughtful analysis, employing a wide-angle lens that takes into consideration Reinhardt7;s forays in the areas of popular and fine art as well as politics and culture.1;2;Robert Hobbs, Virginia Commonwealth University -- Robert Hobbs (09/01/2007)
"Because of his background as a conceptual artist, designer, and art historian, Michael Corris is wonderfully equipped to undertake a thoroughgoing art historical analysis of Reinhardt's work, and he does so with great sensitivity and thoughtful analysis, employing a wide-angle lens that takes into consideration Reinhardt's forays in the areas of popular and fine art as well as politics and culture."--Robert Hobbs, Virginia Commonwealth University (09/01/2007)
Because of his background as a conceptual artist, designer, and art historian, Michael Corris is wonderfully equipped to undertake a thoroughgoing art historical analysis of Reinhardt s work, and he does so with great sensitivity and thoughtful analysis, employing a wide-angle lens that takes into consideration Reinhardt s forays in the areas of popular and fine art as well as politics and culture. --Robert Hobbs, Virginia Commonwealth University (09/01/2007)"
About the Author
Michael Corris is professor of fine art at the Art and Design Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University in England. He is an artist and writer, and was a member of the conceptual art group Art & Language in New York in the 1970s.
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- PublisherReaktion Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 186189175X
- ISBN 13 9781861891754
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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