The Writings of Robert Motherwell
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The Writings of Robert Motherwell

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The Writings of Robert Motherwell

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Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. His writing articulated the intent of the New York school —Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, and others—during a period when their work was often reviled for its departure from traditional representation. As founder of the Documents of Modern Art series (later renamed the Documents of Twentieth-Century Art), Motherwell gave modern artists a voice at a time when very few people understood their theories or work. This authoritative new edition of the artist's writings about art includes public lectures, essays, and interviews. Impeccably edited, with an informative introductory essay and rigorous annotation, it is illustrated with black-and-white images that elucidate Motherwell's writings.


Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. His writing articulated the intent of the New York school —Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, F

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Information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780520250482
eBook ISBN
9780520940512
Edition
1
Topic
Art
Subtopic
History of Modern Art

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  6. INTRODUCTION DORE ASHTON
  7. NOTES ON MONDRIAN AND CHIRICO 1942
  8. REVIEW OF ART OF THIS CENTURY ca.1943
  9. NOTE ON MODERN ART ca.1943
  10. PREFACE TO APOLLINAIRE'S THE CUBIST PAINTERS 1944
  11. THE MODERN PAINTER'S WORLD 1944
  12. PLATE CAPTION IN ABSTRACT AND SURREALIST ART IN AMERICA 1944
  13. REVIEW OF CALDER'S THREE YOUNG RATS 1944
  14. PAINTERS’ OBJECTS 1944
  15. PERSONAL STATEMENT 1945
  16. PREFACE TO PAALEN’S FORM AND SENSE ca. 1945
  17. STATEMENT 1946
  18. BEYOND THE AESTHETIC 1946
  19. STATEMENT 1947
  20. PREFATORY NOTE TO JEAN ARP'S ON MY WAY 1948
  21. A TOUR OF THE SUBLIME 1948
  22. NOTICE TO APOLLINAIRE'S THE CUBIST PAIHTEBS 1949
  23. A PERSONAL EXPRESSION 1949
  24. REFLECTIONS ON PAINTING NOW 1949
  25. ABSTRACT ART AND THE REAL 1949
  26. BLACK OR WHITE 1950
  27. FOR DAVID SMITH 1950
  28. PREFACE TO DUTHUIT’S THE FAUVIST PAINTERS
  29. THE NEW YORK SCHOOL
  30. EXPRESSIONISM ca.1950
  31. NOTES ON CY TWOMBLY 1951
  32. SYMBOLISM 1954
  33. THE PAINTER AND THE AUDIENCE 1954
  34. OF FORM AND CONTENT ca. 1954
  35. THE ARTIST AND MODERN SOCIETY 1955
  36. THE ARTIST'S LIFE 1956
  37. NOTES ON BRADLEY WALKER TOMLIN 1957
  38. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MIRÓ 1959
  39. LECTURE WITH CHARLES R. HULBECK 1959
  40. STATEMENT FOR “CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTISTS" 1960
  41. WHAT SHOULD A MUSEUM BE? 1961
  42. PAINTING AS EXISTENCE: AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID SYLVESTER 1962
  43. HOMAGE TO FRANZ KLINE 1962
  44. A PROCESS OF PAINTING 1964
  45. DAVID SMITH: A MAJOR AMERICAN SCULPTOR 1965
  46. PLATE CAPTION FOR THE STEDELIJK MUSEUM CATALOGUE 1966
  47. STATEMENT 1967
  48. ON JACKSON POLLOCK 1967
  49. ON ROTHKO 1967
  50. ON THE “LYRIC SUITE” 1969
  51. INTERVIEW AND LETTER TO MICHEL RAGON 1969
  52. STATEMENT ON THE “"OPEN” SERIES 1969
  53. MOTHERWELL MUSES 1969
  54. THOUGHTS ON DRAWING 1970
  55. ON THE HUMANISM OF ABSTRACTION: THE ARTIST SPEAKS 1970
  56. STATEMENTS BEFORE CONGRESS 1970
  57. THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF CHILDREN'S ART, AND MODERNISM 1970
  58. ON ROTHKO, A EULOGY 1970
  59. INTRODUCTION TO CABANNE’S
  60. 1971
  61. STATEMENT ON RADICALISM IN THE VISUAL ARTS 1971'
  62. A RECOLLECTION OF DAVID SMITH AND THE 1950s 1972
  63. INTRODUCTION TO THE JOURNAL OF EUGÈNE DELACROIX 1972
  64. STATEMENT ON PICASSO 1974
  65. THE NEW YORK SCHOOL (AND SYMBOLISM) ca.1976
  66. ART AND REALITY ca.1976
  67. PARISIAN ARTISTS IN EXILE: NEW YORK 1939-45 1977
  68. PROVINCETOWN AND DAYS LUMBERYARD: A MEMOIR 1978
  69. WORDS OF THE PAINTER 1978
  70. PRESENTATION OF AN AWARD TO ERICK HAWKINS 1979
  71. THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD OF MODERNIST ART 1980
  72. HOTES FOR A JOYCE SYMPOSIUM 1980
  73. IN MEMORIAM: ANTHONY SMITH 1981
  74. JOURNAL ENTRY ca.1981
  75. REFLECTIONS ON ABSTRACT ART 1982
  76. FOREWORD TO WILLIAM C. SEITZ'S ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING IN AMERICA 1983
  77. KAFKA'S VISUAL RECOIL: A NOTE (FOR DORE ASHTON) 1983
  78. ANIMATING RHYTHM 1984
  79. RESPONSE: WHEN IS A PAINTING FINISHED? 1985
  80. ON NOT BECOMING AN ACADEMIC 1986
  81. A PERSONAL RECOLLECTION 1986
  82. NOMINATION OF JASPER JOHNS TO THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS 1988
  83. BIBLIOGRAPHY COMPILED BY KATY ROGERS
  84. ILLUSTRATIONS
  85. INDEX