- Paperback: 85 pages
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press (5 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0226771830
- ISBN-13: 978-0226771830
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.3 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,065,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Leo Steinberg is the rare art historian who has known the political pressures implicit in reviewing the work of living artists. In his engrossing lecture, filled with exciting insights and personal memories, he surveys the career of Robert Rauschenberg, one of the great American postwar artists. Beginning with his own experience as a moonlighting critic in the turbulent art world of New York in the 1950s and 1960s, he reveals much about himself and more about the insolent originality of the young Rauschenberg. With the sharpness and confidence of one who championed Rauschenberg's work in its beginnings and has pondered it ever since, Steinberg offers in-depth discussions of such major challenges as the "Erased de Kooning Drawing", "Bed" and "Monogram". Where his interpretations differ from those of other critics, he shows how, and why. And he reflects candidly on his own change of mind over the years. Rauschenberg's crucial role in exploding earlier limits of art - "letting the world in again" -is demonstrated with fresh argument and precision. Where some of Rauschenberg's more recent work leaves him unmoved, or resistant, Steinberg is ready to say so. Steinberg warns against the modish enthusiasm that now loads Rauschenberg's work with murderous symbolism or same-sex iconography. He argues that meaning in this artist's work is almost unspeakable, and the novel relationship established between the work and viewer more subtly intentioned.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
The majority of works shown in full color.
21 July 2003
Format:Paperback
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.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A gem of a book
22 May 2000
Format:Paperback
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 beautifully designed and printed, and makes a great gift for anyone interested in the New York art scene. A lot of book for the buck.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Encouragement from a leading critic
24 Oct 2005
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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 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.
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