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The Painted Word is a 1975 book of art criticism by Tom Wolfe . Background [ edit] By the 1970s Wolfe was, according to Douglas Davis of Newsweek magazine "more of a celebrity than the celebrities he describes." [1] .
- Tom Wolfe
- 1975
Oct 14, 2008 · by Tom Wolfe (Author) 4.4 708 ratings. See all formats and editions. "America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek) trains his satirical eye on Modern Art in this "masterpiece" (The Washington Post)Wolfe's style has never been more dazzling, his wit never more keen.
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- Tom Wolfe
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Jan 1, 1975 · Tom Wolfe. 3.84. 6,748 ratings337 reviews. The author derails the great American myth of modern art in a scathing, witty, uncompromising critique of American art from the 1950s through the 1970s. Reprint. Genres Art Nonfiction Essays Art History History Criticism Journalism. ...more. 112 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1975.
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Jun 24, 1975 · A critical review of Tom Wolfe's 1975 essay on modern art and its theory, published in Harper's Magazine. The reviewer praises Wolfe's populist stance but criticizes his simplifications and distortions of the art movements and their critics.
The Painted Word is a book by Tom Wolfe that examines the social history and criticism of Modern Art from a satirical and ironic perspective. It challenges the authority and influence of art critics such as Clement Greenberg, Harold Rosenberg, and Leo Steinberg, and argues that Modern Art has become a parody of itself.
The Painted Word. book by Wolfe. Learn about this topic in these articles: art criticism. In art criticism: Other Criteria: Rosenberg and Alloway. In The Painted Word (1975), American author Tom Wolfe writes about the power of Greenberg and Rosenberg.
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