Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life

ISBN-10: 1853321680
ISBN-13: 9781853321689
Series: Objects of Desire
Category: Art, Modern
Pages: 231
Language: English
Published: 1997
Author: Margit Rowell

Description

Published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this text re-evaluates the genre of still life in terms of both subject matter and style. Margit Rowell, Chief Curator of The Museum of Modern Art's Department of Drawings, explains the qualities which have made the genre so attractive and enduring to artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Oldenburg and Christo. Questioning the common view of the still life as a minor art form, Rowell demonstrates how the paintings offer a unique index of their maker's interests, formal concerns and times.

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