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- catalog abstract ""Ashbery's art reviews for the Paris Herald Tribune, ARTNews, New York and Newsweek go beyond journalism. Generous, astute, never dull and possessed of catholic taste, this poet-critic shows us what is special about a Bonnard or a Grandma Moses. He especially admires artists who have undertaken individualistic, spiritual pilgrimages, like Marsden Hartley, Odilon Redon ("a kind of Cezanne of the unconscious"), Belgian fantasist Leon Spilliaert and undervalued American still-life painter John F. Peto. Nearly 100 reviews and essays are gathered here, amplified by 35 color and black-and-white reproductions. Topics range from Frank Lloyd Wright to Japanese folk art, from Jean Baptiste Simieon Chardin's timeless simplicity to Red Grooms's zany urban caricatures. Ashbery gets past art-world hoopla to reveal the substance, or lack thereof, in works and reputations discussed."--Pub. Weekly via amazon.com. "One of the pleasures of a fine dinner is the way in which each course adds its own special flavor to the overall meal. This collection of Ashbery's pieces of art criticism, written for such publications as ARTnews, New York, and Newsweek, is much the same; the reader can dip into the book at any point and come away with a morsel (or several) that is immediately satisfying. Ashbery's writing style is spare, smooth, and informative, and although many readers may not be familiar with either the exhibits or artists he mentions, one has a sense of having learned something--a feat many critics fail to accomplish. It is obvious, too, that Ashbery both enjoys and has a sense of concern for the art world; there is criticism here, but it is of the constructive sort rare in critics these days. For anyone who enjoys good critical work."--Lib. J. review via amazon.com.".
- catalog contributor b3034866.
- catalog contributor b3034867.
- catalog created "1991, c1989.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "1991, c1989.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991, c1989.".
- catalog description ""Ashbery's art reviews for the Paris Herald Tribune, ARTNews, New York and Newsweek go beyond journalism. Generous, astute, never dull and possessed of catholic taste, this poet-critic shows us what is special about a Bonnard or a Grandma Moses. He especially admires artists who have undertaken individualistic, spiritual pilgrimages, like Marsden Hartley, Odilon Redon ("a kind of Cezanne of the unconscious"), Belgian fantasist Leon Spilliaert and undervalued American still-life painter John F. Peto. Nearly 100 reviews and essays are gathered here, amplified by 35 color and black-and-white reproductions. Topics range from Frank Lloyd Wright to Japanese folk art, from Jean Baptiste Simieon Chardin's timeless simplicity to Red Grooms's zany urban caricatures. Ashbery gets past art-world hoopla to reveal the substance, or lack thereof, in works and reputations discussed."--Pub. Weekly via amazon.com.".
- catalog description ""One of the pleasures of a fine dinner is the way in which each course adds its own special flavor to the overall meal. This collection of Ashbery's pieces of art criticism, written for such publications as ARTnews, New York, and Newsweek, is much the same; the reader can dip into the book at any point and come away with a morsel (or several) that is immediately satisfying. Ashbery's writing style is spare, smooth, and informative, and although many readers may not be familiar with either the exhibits or artists he mentions, one has a sense of having learned something--a feat many critics fail to accomplish. It is obvious, too, that Ashbery both enjoys and has a sense of concern for the art world; there is criticism here, but it is of the constructive sort rare in critics these days. For anyone who enjoys good critical work."--Lib. J. review via amazon.com.".
- catalog description "I. Surrealism and Dada -- In the surrealist tradition -- The heritage of Dada and surrealism -- Space and dream -- Joseph Cornell -- Yves Tanguy -- II. Romantics and realists -- Parmigianino -- French painting 1820-1870 -- Realist Tradition -- Delacroix Drawings -- Constantin Guys -- Chardin -- Fantin-Latour -- Vuillard -- Bonnard -- Jean Helion paits a picture -- Victorian high renaissance -- Blake and the Fuseli Circle -- The Cambden Town painters -- John F. Peto -- The New Realists -- III. Americans abroad -- American sanctuary in Paris -- Joan Mitchell -- James Bishop -- Gertrude Stein -- Patrick Henry Bruce -- Marsden Hartley -- Andy Warhol in Paris.".
- catalog description "IV. Portraits : -- Max Klinger -- Toulouse-Lautrec -- Odilton Redon and Maurice Denis -- Jean Fautrier -- Yves Klein -- Raol Dufy -- Georges Mathieu -- Niki de Saint-Phalle -- Christian Berard -- Georges Braque -- Andre Derain -- Leon Spilliaert -- Michelangelo Pistoletto -- Francis Bacon -- Rodrigo Moynihan -- Ann Dunn -- Trevor Winkfield -- Gustave Moreau and his museum -- V. American artists -- Grandma Moses -- Willem de Kooning -- Mark Tobey -- Bradley Walker Tomlin -- Leland Bell -- Esteban Vicente -- Brice Marden -- Larry Rivers -- John Cage and Jules Olitski -- Red Grooms -- Carl Andre -- Neil Welliver and Alex Katz -- Nell Blaine -- Jane Freilicher.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "VI. Group shows -- Art about art -- Four American Exhibits in 1968 -- Abstract expressionism the formative years -- American socialist and symbolist painting -- Metropolitan Museum of Art American Wing MoMA -- VII. Recurring figures -- Saul Steinberg -- Joseph Shannon -- Jess -- R.B. King -- Fairfield Porter -- VIII. Architecture and environments -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Fantasic architecture -- Piranesi and Michaux -- Visionary drawings of architecture and planning -- Aldo Rossi -- Sarah Winchester Llanda Villa -- Environmental art -- Siah Armajani -- Robert Wilson Drawings -- Owen Morrel -- Scupture in Gardens -- IX. Objects -- Astrological automobiles -- Galle Vases -- Japanese tea ceremony -- Japanese folk art -- Textiles and pattern art -- American ceramics -- Fantastic British illustration and design -- Wallpaper -- X. Poets and painters -- The invisible avant-garde -- Interview with Henri Michaux -- A de Chirico retrospective.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 417 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0674762258".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "1991, c1989.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "700 20".
- catalog subject "Art Themes, motives.".
- catalog subject "Art criticism United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "N7445.2 .A84 1991".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. Surrealism and Dada -- In the surrealist tradition -- The heritage of Dada and surrealism -- Space and dream -- Joseph Cornell -- Yves Tanguy -- II. Romantics and realists -- Parmigianino -- French painting 1820-1870 -- Realist Tradition -- Delacroix Drawings -- Constantin Guys -- Chardin -- Fantin-Latour -- Vuillard -- Bonnard -- Jean Helion paits a picture -- Victorian high renaissance -- Blake and the Fuseli Circle -- The Cambden Town painters -- John F. Peto -- The New Realists -- III. Americans abroad -- American sanctuary in Paris -- Joan Mitchell -- James Bishop -- Gertrude Stein -- Patrick Henry Bruce -- Marsden Hartley -- Andy Warhol in Paris.".
- catalog tableOfContents "IV. Portraits : -- Max Klinger -- Toulouse-Lautrec -- Odilton Redon and Maurice Denis -- Jean Fautrier -- Yves Klein -- Raol Dufy -- Georges Mathieu -- Niki de Saint-Phalle -- Christian Berard -- Georges Braque -- Andre Derain -- Leon Spilliaert -- Michelangelo Pistoletto -- Francis Bacon -- Rodrigo Moynihan -- Ann Dunn -- Trevor Winkfield -- Gustave Moreau and his museum -- V. American artists -- Grandma Moses -- Willem de Kooning -- Mark Tobey -- Bradley Walker Tomlin -- Leland Bell -- Esteban Vicente -- Brice Marden -- Larry Rivers -- John Cage and Jules Olitski -- Red Grooms -- Carl Andre -- Neil Welliver and Alex Katz -- Nell Blaine -- Jane Freilicher.".
- catalog tableOfContents "VI. Group shows -- Art about art -- Four American Exhibits in 1968 -- Abstract expressionism the formative years -- American socialist and symbolist painting -- Metropolitan Museum of Art American Wing MoMA -- VII. Recurring figures -- Saul Steinberg -- Joseph Shannon -- Jess -- R.B. King -- Fairfield Porter -- VIII. Architecture and environments -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Fantasic architecture -- Piranesi and Michaux -- Visionary drawings of architecture and planning -- Aldo Rossi -- Sarah Winchester Llanda Villa -- Environmental art -- Siah Armajani -- Robert Wilson Drawings -- Owen Morrel -- Scupture in Gardens -- IX. Objects -- Astrological automobiles -- Galle Vases -- Japanese tea ceremony -- Japanese folk art -- Textiles and pattern art -- American ceramics -- Fantastic British illustration and design -- Wallpaper -- X. Poets and painters -- The invisible avant-garde -- Interview with Henri Michaux -- A de Chirico retrospective.".
- catalog title "Reported sightings : art chronicles, 1957-1987 / John Ashbery ; edited by David Bergman.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".