An American essayist, primarily recognized as an influential visual art critic closely associated with mid-20th century American Modern art. His work offers a penetrating gaze into artworks and their creators. His writing is valued for its depth and intellectual rigor. He is considered a pivotal figure in interpreting and shaping the understanding of modern American art.
An often humorous, always candid and no-holds-barred reflection of the life of a policewoman in the 80s, this book offers a personal account of a life in uniform, while touching on the Newbury Bypass demos, the effects of Scarman, the Hungerford Massacre, the bombing of Libya, the AIDS epidemic and working under the notorious Ali Dizaei.
Clement Greenberg was a colossus of twentieth-century American art, achieving a degree of authority almost unimaginable for a critic today. This essential volume is the first collection of his writing for the period from 1970-1990, and includes five interviews in which Greenberg illuminates the progression of his thought.
Clement Greenberg, a prominent New Yorker, is renowned for his influential writings on art, including "Art and Culture" and the extensive "Collected Essays and Criticism" spanning from 1939 to 1969. His works delve into the evolution of modern art, offering critical insights and reflections that shaped contemporary artistic discourse. Greenberg's legacy is marked by his keen analysis and advocacy for abstract expressionism, making him a pivotal figure in 20th-century art criticism.
Clement Greenberg (1909–1994), champion of abstract expressionism and modernism—of Pollock, Miró, and Matisse—has been esteemed by many as the greatest art critic of the second half of the twentieth century, and possibly the greatest art critic of all time. On radio and in print, Greenberg was the voice of "the new American painting," and a central figure in the postwar cultural history of the United States.Greenberg first established his reputation writing for the Partisan Review, which he joined as an editor in 1940. He became art critic for the Nation in 1942, and was associate editor of Commentary from 1945 until 1957. His seminal essay, "Avant-Garde and Kitsch" set the terms for the ongoing debate about the relationship of modern high art to popular culture. Though many of his ideas have been challenged, Greenberg has influenced generations of critics, historians, and artists, and he remains influential to this day.