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Description for Ad Reinhardt
Hardcover. In this much-needed work Michael Corris gives a comprehensive account of Ad Reinhardt's life, works and contributions to modern art. The book is a major contribution not only to Reinhardt scholarship, but also to the history of contemporary art in America. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Ad Reinhardt (1913 - 1967) was a highly influential pioneer of conceptual and minimal art. His influence as teacher, writer, activist and critic was as significant as his art - Reinhardt taught at Brooklyn College from 1947 to 1967, and during this time also lectured at the California School of Fine Arts, the University of Wyoming, Yale University and Hunter College, New York. In latter times Ad Reinhardt has largely fallen out of the spotlight, and in this much-needed book Michael Corris gives a comprehensive account of the artist's life, works and contributions to modern ... Read more
Born in Buffalo, New York, Ad Reinhardt (1913 - 1967) was a highly influential pioneer of conceptual and minimal art. His influence as teacher, writer, activist and critic was as significant as his art - Reinhardt taught at Brooklyn College from 1947 to 1967, and during this time also lectured at the California School of Fine Arts, the University of Wyoming, Yale University and Hunter College, New York. In latter times Ad Reinhardt has largely fallen out of the spotlight, and in this much-needed book Michael Corris gives a comprehensive account of the artist's life, works and contributions to modern ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861893567
SKU
V9781861893567
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Ref
99-15
About Michael Corris
Michael Corris is Professor of Fine Art, Art and Design Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. He was a member of the Conceptual art group 'Art & Language' in New York in the 1970s, and is editor of Conceptual Art: Theory, Myth, and Practice (2003), and author (with David Diao) of David Diao: Works 1969-2005 (2006).
Reviews for Ad Reinhardt
... handsomely produced ... An impressively researched book, this is also the first to provide an account of Reinhardt's entire career. Burlington magazine extremely readable and could have been a comfortable read over twice the length. Let us hope that when further exhibitions and studies of Reinhardt are undertaken, Michael Corris is invited to contribute. The furtherance of art history ... Read more