{"product_id":"curating-modern-life-9781350398597","title":"Curating Modern Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first book to closely examine the curatorial work that the celebrated poet Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) undertook for the Museum of Modern Art in New York, from 1950 to his death.\u003c\/b\u003e It traces O'Hara's distinguished curatorial career at home and abroad, situating his work for MoMA's International Program, as well as the Jewish Museum in New York, within the Cold War politics of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon his premature death, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e obituary ran with the headline: Frank O'Hara, 40, Museum Curator \/ Exhibitions Aide at Modern Art Dies  Also a Poet'. However, in the half a century since, his fascinating career as a curator, where he oversaw exhibitions of the likes of Helen Frankenthaler, Jackson Pollock, Mark Tobey and Seymour Lipton, among others, has been eclipsed by the critical attention given over to his poetry. Drawing on a broad range of unpublished archival material, \u003ci\u003eCurating Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the impact O'Hara's curatorial work had both on th\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742438588759,"sku":"9781350398597","price":63.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350398597.jpg?v=1758384936","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/curating-modern-life-9781350398597","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}