ERNST - PEVSNER - POLLOCK -ROTHKO
07.07.2009
Four new additions to the De Arte Series
A book of letters by Antoine Pevsner addressed to his equally famous brother Naum Gabo, illustrates the artist’s creative ambitions and views that eventually lead the two brothers to write the Realistic Manifesto in 1920. It includes his reminiscences of the Russian and Parisian art scenes and it also features one of the last substantial interviews with Antoine Pevsner as well as the recollections of the third of the Pevsner brothers, Alexei.
The book of memoirs by Jimi Ernst, a painter and the son of the renowned Max Ernst, brings the reader into the company of artists such as Breton, Chagall, Duchamp, Leger and others who fled from the Nazis to the USA. The period of manifestos and programmes in art came to an end and all efforts turned to achieving artistic freedom. This book represents a literary brilliant introduction to the context of the 1940s and 1950s that is essential for understanding the development of American modern art, literature and film.
Jackson Pollock did not leave any complete collection of texts. In his book, Statements and Interviews, the famous founder of action painting, the painter without a palette or perspective, is introduced through his own texts. The book features interviews with William Wright and Lee Krasner, Alex Horn and Donald Judd’s memoirs and an interview with his art dealer, Betty Parsons, which has been included for a better understanding of the context.
Artist’s Reality is the title of the book dedicated to Mark Rothko. It features essays, casual declarations and speeches, three interviews and the reminiscences of his friend J.H. Fischer. As a representative of the so called spiritual abstract expressionism he only developed his unique artistic style in 1947 to leave an indelible imprint on art history.