Rereading Abstract Expressionism, Clement Greenberg and the Cold War

by Daniel Neofetou

Since the 1970s, it has been argued that Abstract Expressionism was exhibited abroad by the post-war US establishment in an attempt to culturally match and reinforce its newfound economic and military dominance. The account of Abstract Expressionism developed by the American critic Clement Greenberg is often identified as central to these efforts. However, this book rereads Greenberg's account through Theodor Adorno and Maurice Merleau-Ponty in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501358383
• ISBN13: 9781501358388
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"