Art on the Edge : Creators and Situations - Hardcover

Art on the Edge: Creators and Situations

Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. THE ART CRITIC WHO NAMED "ACTION PAINTING" - INSCRIBED TO THE PUBLISHER WHO SHAPED MODERN ART BOOKS A presentation copy linking one of the leading voices of postwar American art criticism with the founder of Horizon Press, one of the most important independent publishers of modern art books. FROM THE LIBRARY OF BEN RAEBURN - FOUNDER OF HORIZON PRESS. Inscribed by Harold Rosenberg on the front free endpaper to Ben Raeburn, founder of Horizon Press. The handwritten inscription is partially difficult to decipher but is clearly a personal presentation from Rosenberg to Raeburn. This copy comes from the estate of Ben Raeburn (1914-1993), whose Horizon Press published significant works on modern art, photography, architecture, and twentieth-century culture. Raeburn worked closely with many of the major artists, writers, and critics who shaped the postwar cultural landscape. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 9.25 inches tall. 303 pages with index. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white plates reproducing works of modern art. CONDITION: A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The binding is tight and square with a hint of shelf lean. Text is clean with light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. A sound copy with an important association inscription. SIGNIFICANCE : Art on the Edge brings together Rosenberg's essays on modern and contemporary art, including discussions of artists such as Picasso, Mondrian, Duchamp, Warhol, and members of the New York School. Originally appearing largely as essays in The New Yorker, these writings explore the role of the artist and the continuing transformation of modern artistic practice. THE CRITIC WHO DEFINED MODERN ART AND THE PUBLISHER WHO BROUGHT IT TO READERS Harold Rosenberg (1906-1978) was one of the most influential American art critics of the twentieth century. A central figure among the New York intellectuals, he helped define the critical understanding of postwar American art and introduced the term action painting in his landmark 1952 essay on Abstract Expressionism. His writings examined artists, movements, and the changing relationship between creativity, criticism, and culture. SUBJECTS: Harold Rosenberg, Abstract Expressionism, New York School, Modern Painting, Contemporary Art, Art Theory, Twentieth-Century Art, Art Critics, Ben Raeburn, Horizon Press, Postwar American Culture, Art Criticism, Modern Art, Art History, Essays, Illustrated Books. Signed. Artikel-Nr. 22208

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