"CLYFFORD STILL PAINTINGS 1944-1960" par James T. DEMETRION. Editions Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. en collaboration avec Yale University Press, New Haven. 2001. in-4, couverture toilée noire sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs. 174 pages. Texte en anglais de David Anfam, de Neal Benezra & de Brooks Adams, introduction par James T. Demetrion, illustré de 71 reproductions photographiques noir & blanc et couleurs in-texte ainsi que de 39 planches couleurs d'œuvres de Clyfford Still. Ouvrage réalisé dans le cadre de l'exposition éponyme au Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden du 21 Juin au 16 Septembre 2001.

 

"Clyfford Still (1904-1980), best known for his compelling abstract work with jagged fields and powerful expanses of color, stand among the giants of post-World War II art. Together with his peers Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Barnett Newman, Still helped shape the new vision of art that came to be called Abstract Expressionism. This vividly illustrated book presents nearly forty of Still's greatest works, paintings that represent the full flowering of his style. The contributors of this volume explore various aspects of Still's art, his accomplishments, and the New York School. David Anfam presents an overview of Still's career from the 1930s through the 1950s. Neal Benezra focuses on a provocative, unexplored element of Still's studio practice: his habit of painting replicas of many of his own work. Brooks Adams examines Still's artistic legacy and influence on succeeding generations of artists."

 

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