"This photographic journal records the collaboration of Robert Motherwell and his studio assistants in the creation of the artist's monumental painting Reconciliation Elegy, a commission for the East Building, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C."--Back cover
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract
Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. This
book presents the artist's writings about art includes public lectures,
essays, and interviews. It features an informative introductory essay,
rigorous annotation, and illustrations.
Some of the most representative tendencies of the second half of the 20th century are represented in the private collection of German Reinhard Onnasch, which features work by Hans Hofmann, Robert Motherwell, Morris Louis, Barnett Newman, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, Edward Kienholz, Dan Flavin, Hans Haacke, Robert Smithson, Mike Kelley, Dan Graham, Lawrence Weiner, Jason Rhoades, and others.Essays by Boris Groys, Petra Kipphoff. Artworks by Dan Flavin, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Hans Hofmann, Mike Kelley, Edward Kienholz, Morris Louis, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Smithson, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner. 8.75 x 10.5 in.110 color illustrationsEnglish/Portuguese