A Sweeper-Up After Artists: A Memoir - Hardcover

Sandler, Irving

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500238138 ISBN 13: 9780500238134

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2003

Synopsis

A brilliant memoir by the renowned art historian offers a fascinating insider's study of the world of modern art, the evolution of various styles of art, and his relationship with Barnett Newman, William de Kooning, Mark Rothko, David Smith, and other notable artists, critics, scholars, and collectors.

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About the Author:

Irving Sandler's four-volume history of postwar American art includes The Triumph of American Painting, The New York School, American Art of the 1960s, and Art of the Postmodern Era. He was the manager of The Club of the Abstract Expressionists, a cofounder of Artists' Space, and is currently the Chairman of the Artists' Advisory Committee of the Sharpe Foundation.

From Booklist:

The title of distinguished art critic Sandler's piquantly conversational memoir is from a poem by Frank O'Hara and provides a clue to Sandler's candid and humble recognition that as valuable as a critic's work is, it is secondary to the artist's. After experiencing an epiphany while looking at a painting by Franz Kline, Sandler soon became witness to and champion of New York's avant-garde art world, crucial roles he played to perfection for more than 40 years. The author of numerous seminal monographs, Sandler now recounts his unique and felicitous experiences in an irresistible mix of personal reminiscence and penetrating analysis, recalling how his quest to understand the mysterious power of certain works of art led him to visit artists' studios, conduct interviews, direct such pivotal artists' organizations as the Tanager Gallery and the Club, and write countless reviews. Sandler's profiles of Wilhelm de Kooning (his hero), Philip Guston, Alex Katz, and many others are as discerning as they are vivid, and the invaluable insider knowledge he shares brilliantly illuminates a world-changing era in the annals of creativity. Donna Seaman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0500238138
• ISBN 13: 9780500238134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350