The Aesthete in the City: The Philosophy and Practice of American Abstract Painting in the 1980s

by David Carrier

In the 1980s, when the American art market flourished, critics were heavily concerned with theory. In The Aesthete in the City David Carrier offers a personal view on the artistic activity of that decade. He begins with a theoretical perspective on the relationship between two very different forms of artwriting: art criticism and art history writing. Carrier surveys the developments within theory during the 1980s, focusing on constructive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271009438
• ISBN13: 9780271009438
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"