Curating Modern Life: Frank O'Hara, the Mid-Century Museum, and the Art of the Cold War

by Matthew Holman

This 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. 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.

Upon his premature death, the New York...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350398594
• ISBN13: 9781350398597
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"