The hydrogen jukebox : selected writings of Peter Schjeldahl, 1978-1990 / Peter Schjeldahl ; edited by MaLin Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schjeldahl, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Wilson-Powell, MaLin, editor.

Series:

Lannan series of contemporary art criticism.

Lannan Series of Contemporary Art Criticism ; 2.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Modern--19th century.

Art, Modern.

Art, Modern--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 358 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1991]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Baudelaire's famous description of "the best criticism" as "entertaining and poetic, not coldly analytic," lives in the essays of Peter Schjeldahl. Schjeldahl self-consciously continues the modern tradition of art criticism crafted by poet-critics, providing a sharp perspective on individual artists, their work, art-world events, and new creative directions. He challenges established views, and his infectious passion for art continually engages the reader. In essays on Rothko, Munch, Warhol, Dubuffet, Nauman, Sherman, Salle, de Kooning, Guston, Ruscha, and Koons, Schjeldahl skillfully juggles theory and analysis in exploring cultural context and technique. His writings, free of the contortions of some critical prose and characterized by a sustained focus on works of art, map the contemporary art scene in New York (with occasional forays to Los Angeles and elsewhere), cataloguing the colorful personalities, cultural attractions, and ethical hazards of the art world. It's a fast, fun trip, with arguments that fold back upon themselves in surprising revelations and reversals of the author's opinion. There is never a dull moment for those with an eye on contemporary art.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

The Hydrogen Jukebox

Rothko and Belief

Edvard Munch: The Missing Master

I Missed Punk

A Book by Larry Rivers

Warhol and Class Content

Dubuffet, 1980

First Voice Column

Clement Greenberg

Exxon Exhibition at the Guggenheim

Julian Schnabel and Susan Rothenberg

Arshile Gorky

L.A. Demystified! Art and Life in the Eternal Present

Affairs of the Heat

Disney Animators

Realism Again

H. C. Westermann

Only Connect: Bruce Nauman

"Les Drippings" in Paris

Cindy Sherman

David Salle

Why New French Art Is Lousy

Willem de Kooning

Robert Smithson's Writings

Documenta 7

Howard Finster

Clemente to Marden to Kiefer

Leon Golub

Decade of Wonders

The Grant Wood Revival

On Art and Artists: Peter Schjeldahl

Edouard Manet

Balthus

In Defense of Artistic Fashion

Minimalism

Philip Guston

Eric Fischi

Ed Ruscha: Traffic and Laughter

To Pico

The Daemon and Sigmar Polke

Adrian Saxe and the Smart Pot

The Immigrant Strain

Welcome to Helgaland

A Visit to the Salon of Autumn 1986

Our Kiefer

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780585279374

0585279373

9780520913844

0520913841

OCLC:

1163878497