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Willem de Kooning nonstop : cherchez la femme
- Title
- Willem de Kooning nonstop : cherchez la femme / Rosalind E. Krauss.
- Author
- Krauss, Rosalind E.
- Publication
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- ©2015
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQE 16-215 | Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300 |
Details
- Description
- 154 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "In the early 1950s, Willem de Koonings Woman I and subsequent paintings established him as a leading member of the abstract expressionist movement. His wildly impacted brushstrokes and heavily encrusted surfaces baffled most critics, who saw de Koonings monstrous female image as violent, aggressive, and ultimately the product of a misogynistic mind. In the image-rich Willem de Kooning Nonstop, Rosalind E. Krauss counters this view with a radical rethinking of de Koonings bold canvases and reveals his true artistic practices. Krauss demonstrates that contrary to popular conceptions of de Kooning as an artist who painted chaotically only to finish abruptly, he was in fact constantly reworking the same subject based on a compositional template. This template informed all of his art and included a three-part vertical structure; the projection of his male point of view into the painting or sculpture; and the near-universal inclusion of the female form, which was paired with her redoubled projection onto his work. Krauss identifies these elements throughout de Koonings oeuvre, even in his paintings of highways, boats, and landscapes: Woman is always there. A thought-provoking study by one of Americas greatest art critics, Willem de Kooning Nonstop revolutionizes our understanding of de Kooning and shows us what has always been hiding in plain sight in his work"--Publisher's website.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- In lieu of a preface -- Triplex nonstop -- The shadow knows -- Through a glass darkly -- Totem and taboo -- "After abstract expressionism" -- ... Its bad name -- De Kooning's doubt.
- Call Number
- JQE 16-215
- ISBN
- 9780226267449
- 022626744X
- 9780226267586 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015028491
- OCLC
- 907147568
- Author
- Krauss, Rosalind E., author.
- Title
- Willem de Kooning nonstop : cherchez la femme / Rosalind E. Krauss.
- Publisher
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JQE 16-215