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In the late 1940s, several prominent artists of the New York School--among them Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko and Frank Stella--were intently studying the color black. That work, interrelated but not collaborative, resulted in an astonishing number of almost monochromatic black paintings, which today are considered treasures of many major collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art's. For the first time, Black Paintings gathers all of the best of the title artist's black works together: textured black, striped black, blue-black, brown-black, black-black. In thorough illustration and thoughtful analysis, it sheds light on the differences between these postwar works as well as their commonalities. For Frank Stella and Robert Rauschenberg, black was a way to disappear into something new, a way to a new artistic vocabulary. For Mark Rothko, it stood for emptiness and nothingness; it asked the spectator to reflect back on it. For Ad Reinhardt, it offered denial and invisibility. Each artist's black portfolio reflects a breakthrough or transition in his own work, and, combined, they represent a larger moment of transition. The Black Paintings marked both a beginning and an end: the end of painting as illusion, as a window onto the world, and the beginning of painting as the mode for the creation of self-sufficient perceptual objects--a change that granted new roles to both artist and viewer. ... Read more

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Black is Light
Black Paintings offers a unique view of the creative process of image making among some of the prominent painters of our time. The book has an unusual format - the font used and layout of the text, almost as though it was done on a typewriter.
The quality of the reproductions is very good although some of them require taking a hard look to see the nuances of tonal differences within the dark shades of black.
I highly recommend this book to anyone seriously interested in the art of painting. ... Read more

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Spectacular 20th Century Collection
Shows the works of the 5 prominent American Artist of the late 20th century ... Read more

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Kapitel: Carl Andre, Joseph Cornell, Frank Stella, George Segal, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Arman, William Rush, Jeff Koons, Walter Russell, Charles M. Russell, Janwillem Van de Wetering, Alexander Archipenko, Marisol Escobar, Alexander Calder, Walter Winans, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Joel Shapiro, Don S. Davis, Kiki Smith, Romaine Brooks, Vinnie Ream, James Reineking, Naum Gabo, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Stirling Calder, Donald Judd, Richard Artschwager, Barnett Newman, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Jim Dine, David Smith, Ellsworth Kelly, Lee Lawrie, Alice Aycock, Lee Bontecou, Rebecca Miller, Chryssa, Hannah Wilke, George Grey Barnard, Robert Morris, Karl Gerhardt, George Rickey, Karl Bitter, David Lee Thompson, Ronald Bladen, Jules Olitski, Frederic Remington, Daniel Chester French, Ivan Meštrović, Shinkichi Tajiri, Eva Hesse, Edmond Romulus Amateis, Raymond Puccinelli, John Chamberlain, Duane Hanson, Sidney Geist, Terry Fox, Siah Armajani, Ernest Trova, Rex Ingram, Nancy Graves, Mark Di Suvero, Robert Gober, George Montgomery, Patience Wright, Barry le Va, Emma Stebbins, Thelma Wood, Theodore Roszak, Coosje Van Bruggen, David Ascalon, Eric Fischl, Richard Tuttle, John Connell, Alexander Liberman, Burgoyne Diller, James Metcalf, Charles Arnoldi, Randolph Rogers, Tony Smith, Frederick William Macmonnies, Walter de Maria, Elizabeth Catlett, Harold B. Cousins, Herbert Ferber, Allan Houser, Horace Clifford Westermann, Ibram Lassaw, Larkin Goldsmith Mead, Jim Melchert, Lorado Taft, John de Andrea, William Tucker, Ron Cooper, Donald Baechler, Elizabeth Nourse, Samuel Mcintire, Peter Alexander, John Gutzon de La Mothe Borglum, Franz Anton Buscher, Joel Fisher, Hermon Atkins Macneil, Harriet Hosmer, Adolph Alexander Weinman, Jud Fine, Benbow Bullock, Bernhard Sopher, Ida Applebroog, Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Seymour Lipton, Alexander Giampietro, Edward Higgins, Thomas Crawford, Robert Watts, Isidore K...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Featuring 42 of Robert Rauschenberg's pioneering Transfer Drawings of the 1960s, this book reproduces almost half of the works that were made in that tumultuous decade. The historical watershed of 1968 is especially well represented by 23 drawings, at least 15 of which were shown in the influential Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, Paris, in October of that year. They have never been seen before now in the U.S. The imagery in these drawings suggests a growing political consciousness, first engaging the civil rights movement, followed by the Vietnam War and other events of the stormy era. This small but exquisite volume is an absorbing sequel to the 2005-06 international touring exhibition of Rauschenberg's Combines, taking up where those multi-media constructions left off. Among the featured works are "Mainspring" (1965), the largest of the transfer drawings, and selections from the artist's own collection. ... Read more

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Even better than I expected
Great edition, hardcover, a lot of awesome Rauschenberg drawings...
If you really like his work, you are not going to be dissapointed ... Read more

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Encouragement from a leading critic
A lecture by the late Leo Steinerg, one of the leading lights of American Art History. It is personal and informal, fitting the occasion,an event honoring Rauschenberg, of whose work he was an early supporter. This is pleasant reading, particularly for those accustomed tothe more complex style of his academic writing.
The only disappointment I experienced was in my failure to find any reason, which resonated with me, as to why I should be equally impressed by the work of this contemporary of mine. However, to many, Rauschenberg is a signicant contemporary artist,for them, this graceful piece will evoke the glow that comes from shared sentiments.

The majority of works shown in full color.
I agree that this small book is engaging and a fun read. Even more, I thought the images of Rauschenberg's work were very well chosen and by far the majority in color. I was shocked that Mary Lynn Kotz chose to show Rauschenberg's "Winter Pool" in black and white (tragedy!)in her book, "Rauschenberg/Art And Life"...it is in full color in this gem. I would buy this book first.

A gem of a book
This is not a typical lecture.It is Leo Steinberg at his best--witty, learned, insightful--giving us a brief survey of Robert Rauschenburg's art from the early 1950s until the present day.The book is beautifullydesigned and printed, and makes a great gift for anyone interested in theNew York art scene.A lot of book for the buck. ... Read more

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An issue of the American literary magazine which brings its readers not only fiction and poetry, but also scientific essays on the state of the planet, dialogues, oral histories and excerpts of musical scores. Each issue features the work of contemporary artists and sculptors. ... Read more