How New York Stole the Idea of Modern ArtWhy was New York abstract expressionism so successful after World War II? To answer that question, Serge Guilbaut takes a controversial look at the complicated, intertwining relationship among art, politics, and ideology. He explores the changing New York and Paris art scenes of the Cold War period, the rejection by artists of political ideology, and the coopting by left-wing writers and politicians of the artistic revolt. |
Contents
New York 19351941 The DeMarxlzation of the Intelligentsia | 17 |
The Second World War and the Attempt to Establish an Independent American Art | 49 |
The Creation of an American AvantGarde 19451947 | 101 |
Success How New York Stole the Notion of Modernism from the Parisians 1948 | 163 |
Conclusion | 193 |
Notes | 205 |
Bibliography | 247 |
Index | 263 |
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