Description: Reframing Abstract Expressionism by Michael Leja Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A study of abstract expressionism as seen in the works of Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and other New York School artists in the wake of World War II. The author argues that the work of these artists reflects an attempt to reformulate individual identity through psychology and philosophy. Publisher Description In the wake of World War II, the paintings of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Willem de Kooning, and other New York School artists participated in a culture-wide initiative to reimagine the self. At a time when widely held beliefs about human nature and the human condition were coming to seem to many commentators increasingly outdated and inadequate, Abstract Expressionism gave compelling visual form to a new subjectivity—a new experience and idea of self.In this original and wide-ranging study, Michael Leja argues that the interest of these artists in tapping "primitive" and unconscious components of self aligns them with many contemporary essayists, Hollywood filmmakers, journalists, and popular philosophers who were turning, like the artists, to psychology, anthropology, and philosophy in the effort to reformulate individual identity. Taking Pollocks paintings and their reception as a case study, Leja shows that critics located in Pollocks abstract forms a web of metaphors—including spatial entrapment, conflicted production, energy flow, gendered opposition, and unconsciousness—that situated the paintings in mainstream cultural discourses on the individuals sense of self and identity. In this interpretative frame, the cultural and ideological character of the art is illuminated. According to Leja, Abstract Expressionism effectively enacted and represented the new, conflicted, layered subjectivity, a feature that helps to account for the support and interest it garnered from cultural and political institutions alike. Author Biography Michael Leja is Professor of the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of "Reframing Abstract Expressionism: Subjectivity and Painting in the 1940s "(1993). Details ISBN 0300070829 ISBN-13 9780300070828 Title Reframing Abstract Expressionism Author Michael Leja Format Paperback Year 1997 Pages 400 Publisher Yale University Press GE_Item_ID:6998595; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Reframing Abstract Expressionism : Subjectivity and Painting in the 1940s
Number of Pages: 398 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Year: 1997
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: History / Contemporary (1945-), General, History / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art
Item Weight: 26.6 Oz
Item Length: 10.3 in
Author: Michael Leja
Item Width: 7.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
