Jackson Pollack

Rose, Bernice

Icon.

The public reaction that greeted Joseph Beuys's death in 1986 resembled that more usually accorded to a deceased world statesman than an artist. Yet even now the art and life of this controversial and extremely influential German artist remain impenetrably intertwined - even more so perhaps because Beuys, like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, precisely orchestrated his public image, building a personal myth that has the power to bind together his entire oeuvre. Thinking Is Form breaks through the mass of obscure writing about Joseph Beuys to introduce this legendary artist in a simple and clear manner, through his utterly individual drawings. The subject of a major touring exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago, Beuys's drawings are used here as the springboard for discussions of his life, art, and ideas. Some employ such unconventional mediums as hare's blood or margarine, or use the backs of envelopes or commercial stationery. Some incorporate photographs, pressed flowers, and other organic materials, emphasizing their function as a reservoir of ideas for Beuys's sculpture, actions (performance art), and other enterprises. His achievement is viewed in the broader context of European art, and his graphic works are considered chronologically as his formative medium, in relation to his work as a whole, and as autobiographical narrative. This is the first time that the disciplines of curator and connoisseur have been rigorously applied to the selection and presentation of a truly representative segment of Beuys's work. Beuys, following the strategy articulated by Duchamp, made his own life his masterwork, and his drawings formed the drafts for that work. Now that the work is complete, it is through the drawings that we can begin to grasp as a whole the accomplishment of a man who declared "Everyone is an artist."

Thinking Is Form: The Drawings of Joseph Beuys

Arts & Photography

Temkin, Ann

Individual Artists

Thames&Hudson

The Drawings of Roy Lichtenstein

Museum of Modern Art

Allegories of Modernism: Contemporary Drawing

History & Criticism

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

Written to accompany an exhibition which traveled abroad under the auspices of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Drawings are accompanied by a biographical note and bibliography for each artist. With 87 illustrations, including 3 in color.

Drawing Now

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Square octavo. Wraps. Fine, as new, still in the unbroken shrink wrap.

New Work on Paper 2

Allegories of Modernism : Contemporary Drawing

Harry Abrams

Throughout his illustrious career, Robert Rauschenberg has consistently challenged the prevailing ideologies and techniques of the art world. One of our greatest American artists, he redefined what materials were suitable for art, boldly rebelling against the predominant abstract expressionism of the time. This insightful analysis into Rauschenberg's work and life examines his bravery in pushing beyond technical and aesthetic frontiers as well as his influential dissemination of photography, film, and television, which altered the genre of traditional painting.Rauschenberg's seminal works--from his "combines" (urban trash on painted surfaces) to his silk screens--are reproduced here in full color. The author also discusses some of the artist's more recent projects, including ROCI, Rauschenberg's own exhibition organization that showcases diverse artists from all over the world. Through beautiful photography and authoritative text, here is a well-rounded overview of one of the world's most pivotal artists.

Rauschenberg: Arcadian retreats : September 19-October 18, 1997, PaceWildenstein

Rauschenberg, Robert

PaceWildenstein (Firm)

PaceWildenstein

The catalogue for an exhibition comparing the paintings of Willem de Kooning and the sculptures of John Chamberlain. Essay by Bernice Rose. 52 pages with 5 gatefolds; 21 full-page color plates + b&w photos of the artists; 9.5 x 11 inches. Chronology for each artist, list of works.

De Kooning/Chamberlain. Influence and transformation

Pace Wildenstein

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