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Modernism's Masculine Subjects

Matisse, the New York School, and Post-Painterly Abstraction

Modernism's Masculine Subjects( )
Author: Brennan, Marcia
ISBN:978-0-262-02571-3
Publication Date:Dec 2004
Publisher:MIT Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $59.99
Book Description:

How postwar abstract modernist paintings came to be seen as metaphorical embodiments of masculine selfhood; an examination of the critical discourse surrounding the work of Matisse, de Kooning, Pollock, and the post-painterly Abstractionists.

In the era of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit--when social pressures on men to conform threatened cherished notions of masculine vitality, freedom, and authenticity--modernist paintings came to be seen as metaphorical embodiments...
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Book Details
Pages:240
Detailed Subjects: Art / History / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):18.9 x 24.7 x 1.707 cm
Book Weight:0.658 Kilograms



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