Myself and My Aims: Writings on Art and Criticism

by Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Schwitters was a major protagonist in the histories of modern art and literature, whose response to the contradictions of modern life rivals that of Marcel Duchamp in its importance for artists working today. His celebrated Merz pictures--collaged and assembled from the scrap materials of popular culture and the debris of the studio, such as newspaper clippings, wood, cardboard, fabric, and paint--reflect a lifelong interest in collection, fragmentation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022612939X
• ISBN13: 9780226129396
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.1" x 9.1"