Larry Poons

David Anfam, David Ebony, Barbara Rose (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

474 Seiten

2020
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7892-1341-9 (ISBN)

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This handsome volume, the first full-length biocritical monograph on Larry Poons, reproduces more than 140 of his most important works in full colour

Larry Poons (b. 1937) shot to fame while still in his twenties, on the strength of his “dot paintings,” in which dots or ellipses were meticulously arranged on brightly coloured fields, creating a rhythmic, pulsating effect. But within a few years, Poons first loosened the hard-edged precision of the dot paintings and then abandoned them entirely for an organic mode of abstraction based on vertical drips of flung paint. This marked the beginning of an uncompromising five-decade evolution that has finally led the artist back to a more intimate mode of painting with brushes — and his own hands. At every stage, Poons's career has compelled the attention of critics and, in particular, other artists.

This handsome volume, the first full-length biocritical monograph on Poons, reproduces more than 140 of his most important works in full colour, some as spectacular gatefolds. The incisive text — a collaboration between four leading critics and historians — traces the development of the artist’s extraordinary career. Larry Poons is a necessary addition to the library of anyone with an interest in American art.

Barbara Rose, an art critic and historian, is the author of "ABC Art" and other seminal essays. Michael Fried, an art critic and historian, is J. R. Herbert Boone Professor of Humanities and Art History at the Johns Hopkins University. Karen Wilkin, an independent curator and critic, has written extensively on twentieth-century art. David Ebony, a contributing editor of Art in America and a columnist for Artnet News, is the author of numerous artist monographs. David Anfam curated Abstract Expressionism (Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016-17), the largest exhibition of its kind ever held in Europe.

INTRODUCTION 7
REFLECTIONS ON A PHOTOGRAPH
By Michael Fried
REBEL WITH A CAUSE 13
THE 1950S AND 1960S
By Barbara Rose
THE 1950S AND 1960S: ADDITIONAL PLATES 41
A CONTROLLED MOMENT OF LIGHT 85
THE 1970S
By Karen Wilkin
THE 1970S: ADDITIONAL PLATES 119
SMOOTH RHAPSODY 171
1982–2002
By David Ebony
1982–2002: ADDITIONAL PLATES 227
WILD AT HEART 273
2002–2021
By David Anfam
2002–2021: ADDITIONAL PLATES 321
NOTES
CHRONOLOGY
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

Erscheinungsdatum	04.02.2019
Zusatzinfo	320 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	292 x 292 mm
Gewicht	3738 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
ISBN-10	0-7892-1341-9 / 0789213419
ISBN-13	978-0-7892-1341-9 / 9780789213419
Zustand	Neuware