Abstract Expressionism Royal Academy Book

With 36 artists represented by 150 paintings sculptures and photographs on loan from public and private collections from around the world the royal academys stupendous survey of abstract expressionism is the first on this scale in britain for almost 6 decades.

Abstract expressionism royal academy book. Abstract expressionism will forever be associated with the energy and vibrancy of 1950s new york. Now available in paperback this is the definitive book on abstract expressionism with superb color plates of major works by the protagonists of the movement as well as lesser known figures and essays by key scholars. Abstract expressionism review crammed in a room with the big men of us art royal academy of arts london it is packed with thrilling works by pollock rothko and the rest but this major. Text by david anfam susan davidson jeremy lewison carter ratcliff.

Was 40 now 30. Lavishly illustrated with full color plates emphasizing the expressive freedom of direct gesture and process at the core of the movement this book features biographies of more than forty artists offering insight into their lives and work. Text by david anfam susan davidson jeremy lewison carter ratcliff. A well produced and richly illustrated survey of abstract expressionism in 1946 the art critic robert coates writing in the new yorker first used the term abstract expressionism.

Artists injected a new sense of. Introduction to abstract expressionism with edith devaney from the moment that it first emerged in the late 1940s abstract expressionism has been a subject of debate. First coined in 1946 by the art critic robert coates the term abstract expressionism combines the emotional intensity of the german expressionists with the anti figurative aesthetic of the european abstract schools. Published by royal academy of arts.

Through both the abstract expressionism catalogue and exhibition the ra aims to redress the balance and re evaluate the movement. Women of abstract expressionism is a long overdue survey. 9781910350300 from amazons book store. The two words combine the emotional intensity of the german expressionists with the anti figurative aesthetic of the european abstract schools.

Richard dorment wrote the following opening to his new york review of books description of the royal academy exhibition. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In this talk curator edith devaney introduces the exhibition the first of its kind in the uk since 1959 highlighting the full breadth and complexity of one of the most important artistic movements of the 20th century.