|
Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Individual photographers
|
Buy Now
Off the Wall - A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Loot Price: R655
Discovery Miles 6 550
You Save: R90
(12%)
|
|
|
Off the Wall - A Portrait of Robert Rauschenberg (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Calvin Tomkins first discovered the work of Robert Rauschenberg in
the late 1950s, when he began to look seriously at contemporary
art. While gazing at Rauschenberg's painting "Double Feature, "
Tomkins felt compelled to make some kind of literal connection to
the work, and it is in that sprit that "for the last forty years
it's been his] ambition to write about contemporary art not as a
critic or a judge, but as a participant." Tomkins has spent many of
those years writing about Robert Rauschenberg, whom he rapidly came
to see as "one of the most inventive and influential artists of his
generation." So it seemed natural to make Rauschenberg the focus of
"Off the Wall," which deals with the radical changes that have made
advanced visual art such a powerful force in the world.
"Off the Wall" chronicles the astonishingly creative period of the
1950s and 1960s, a high point in American art. In his in his
collaborations with Merce Cunningham and John Cage, and as a
pivotal figure linking abstract expressionism and pop art,
Rauschenberg was part of a revolution during which artists moved
art off the walls of museums and galleries and into the center of
the social scene. Rauschenberg's vitally important and productive
career spans this revolution, reaching beyond it to the present
day. Featuring the artists and the art world surrounding
Rauschenberg--from Jackson Pollock, and Willem de Kooning to Jasper
Johns, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol, together with dealers Betty
Parsons, and Leo Castelli, and the patron Peggy
Guggenheim--Tomkins's stylish and witty portrait of one of
America's most original and inspiring artists is fascinating,
enlightening, and very entertaining.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
