- Hardcover: 271 pages
- Publisher: Viking Books (1 April 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0670819794
- ISBN-13: 978-0670819799
- Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 15 x 2.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,134,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Too Much Politics - Too Little Painting
21 Jun 2011
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This book on Leon Golub - who I knew briefly when he came to see me in my studio in New York - is interesting, particularly at the very beginning as Gerald Marzorati describes seeing Golub's work for the first time in a now famous show of his "Mercenaries" at the Susan Caldwell Gallery. But it could have been better. Way too much time is spent describing the various political situations happening around the world at the time and which interested Golub. Well anyone who buys this book - like myself - is well aware of all that. And anyone not aware of it is not likely to care about Golub and his work.
The descriptions of Golub's working methods are interesting and Marzorati tries for drama by describing if a painting will ultimately succeed or fail after a long time of painting and re-painting. But the illustrations are poorly chosen and too many in black and white. Often Marzorati will go on and on about a painting that can't be found or identified in the illustrations. All very frustrating for those trying to follow along. The book is kind of a low-budget affair of a low-budget painter who for a brief time made world class paintings.
The descriptions of Golub's working methods are interesting and Marzorati tries for drama by describing if a painting will ultimately succeed or fail after a long time of painting and re-painting. But the illustrations are poorly chosen and too many in black and white. Often Marzorati will go on and on about a painting that can't be found or identified in the illustrations. All very frustrating for those trying to follow along. The book is kind of a low-budget affair of a low-budget painter who for a brief time made world class paintings.
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