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Book SynopsisThe work of mid-twentieth century art theorist Anton Ehrenzweig is explored in this original and timely study. An analysis of the dynamic and invigorating intellectual influences, institutional framework and legacy of his work, Between Art Practice and Psychoanalysis reveals the context within which Ehrenzweig worked, how that influenced him and those artists with whom he worked closely. Beth Williamson looks to the writing of Melanie Klein, Marion Milner, Adrian Stokes and others to elaborate Ehrenzweigâs theory of art, a theory that extends beyond the visual arts to music. In this first full-length study on his work, including an inventory of his library, previously unexamined archival material and unseen artworks sit at the heart of a book that examines Ehrenzweigâs working relationships with important British artists such as Bridget Riley, Eduardo Paolozzi and other members of the Independent Group in London in the 1950s and 1960s. In Ehrenzweigâs second book The Hidden Order of Ar
Trade Review'Between Art Practice and Psychoanalysis offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Anton Ehrenzweig. Williamson, who has researched her subject deeply, situates his writing in relation to Melanie Klein, Marion Milner and Adrian Stokes and draws out the importance of his collaborative relationship with the artist, Eduardo Paolozzi. Ehrenzweig’s influential book, The Hidden Order of Art, can now be read with far greater understanding, thanks to this excellent study.' Margaret Iversen, University of Essex
'Between Art Practice and Psychoanalysis offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Anton Ehrenzweig. Williamson, who has researched her subject deeply, situates his writing in relation to Melanie Klein, Marion Milner and Adrian Stokes and draws out the importance of his collaborative relationship with the artist, Eduardo Paolozzi. Ehrenzweig’s influential book, The Hidden Order of Art, can now be read with far greater understanding, thanks to this excellent study.' Margaret Iversen, University of Essex
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Art, death and creativity; Kleinian aesthetics: (devouring) this brutal world; Adrian Stokes and Kleinian art criticism; Marion Milner: dialogues between art and psychoanalysis; Eduardo Paolozzi: a different way of looking; On not being able to teach; Bridget Riley and the dynamics of perception; The Hidden Order of Art; Robert Smithson and Robert Morris: the hidden order of process art; Conclusion: art and creativity; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
