Pictures of Nothing Varnedoe Kirk
Pictures of Nothing Varnedoe Kirk An illuminating exploration of the meaning of abstract art by acclaimed art historian Kirk VarnedoeWhat is abstract art good for? In this invigorating account of…
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Pictures of Nothing Varnedoe Kirk
An illuminating exploration of the meaning of abstract art by acclaimed art historian Kirk VarnedoeWhat is abstract art good for? In this invigorating account of abstract art since Jackson Pollock, eminent art historian Kirk Varnedoe, the former chief curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, asks these and other questions as he frankly confronts the uncertainties we may have about the nonrepresentational art produced in the past five decades. What's the use--for us as individuals, or for any society--of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do not seem to show anything except themselves?
Gombrich tackled representation fifty years ago in Art and Illusion, another landmark A. W. He makes a compelling argument for its history and value, much as E. H. Mellon Lectures volume.
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