The Picasso Papers

by Rosalind E. Krauss

Book Overview

Was Picasso a modern Midas who not only turned the trash of everyday life into the gold of Cubist collage but also gave new value to the work of Old Masters? Or was he a monster counterfeiter who mercilessly raided the styles of others? In The Picasso Papers, Rosalind Krauss suggests that the reason we still ask these questions is that modernism itself is a hall of mirrors in which "counterfeit" and "genuine" both reflect the same condition. Krauss...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262611422
• ISBN13: 9780262611428
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

An Important Text

Rosalind Krauss's brief, glimmering text offers the perfect counterpoint to thin biographical essays on the artist. In _Picasso Papers_, Krauss looks closely at Picasso's early collages, reading them in light of her keen understanding of Picasso's overall ouevre and life. Krauss argues effectively for Picasso's revolutionary use of linguistic structures in the early collages, and mirrors her argument with her poetic use of language. This book is perfect for those interested in the life and work of Picasso and should be required reading for people interested in critical theory and contemporary studies of Modern art.