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Focusing on the thirty-three paintings Philip Guston exhibited at the Marborough Gallery in 1970, this title reconsiders the history of postwar American art and the conception of figuration in modern art history.

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"A superb book." Modern Painters "A sophisticated monograph on the postwar American painter Philip Guston." -- C. N. Robbins Choice "Slifkin is clearly smart and this first book promises a strong career." -- David Kaufmann The Burlington Magazine

Table of Contents
Preface: Art, History, and the 1960s 1. Introduction: Figuration circa 1970 2. Literal, Lateral, Historical 3. Action Painting Refigured 4. Conclusion: Badness circa 1970 Notes Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 31 August 2013
      ISBN-13 9780520275294
      978-0520275294
      ISBN-10 0520275292
      Also in:
      Individual artists, art monographs Paintings and painting The arts: general topics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focusing on the thirty-three paintings Philip Guston exhibited at the Marborough Gallery in 1970, this title reconsiders the history of postwar American art and the conception of figuration in modern art history.

      Trade Review
      "A superb book." Modern Painters "A sophisticated monograph on the postwar American painter Philip Guston." -- C. N. Robbins Choice "Slifkin is clearly smart and this first book promises a strong career." -- David Kaufmann The Burlington Magazine

      Table of Contents
      Preface: Art, History, and the 1960s 1. Introduction: Figuration circa 1970 2. Literal, Lateral, Historical 3. Action Painting Refigured 4. Conclusion: Badness circa 1970 Notes Selected Bibliography List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index

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