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PublisherPhaidon Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100714845817

ISBN-139780714845814

eBay Product ID (ePID)173740334

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Book TitleWay of Living : the Art of Willem De Kooning

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndividual Artists / General

Publication Year2014

GenreArt

AuthorJudith Zilczer

Book Series20th Century Living Masters Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight116.2 Oz

Item Length13.5 in

Item Width12.6 in

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Reviews"Books on artists tend to focus primarily either on their work or on their lives. Rarely does a publication come along that engages fully with both. Judith Zilczer's beautifully written book makes clear the way in which de Kooning's life cannot be separated from his work - his life and his art profoundly illuminate one another. If you truly want to appreciate the innovative accomplishments of de Kooning, this book is essential."--Kerry Brougher, Interim Director and Chief Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "[Zilczer's] achievement in A Way of Livingis to connect, aesthetically and biographically, every phase of his protean production, united by what she sees as a romantic imperative: de Kooning's mantra that 'painting -- any kind of painting, any style of painting -- to be painting at all, in fact -- is a way of living, a style of living'... Her empathetic, generous account, which wears its learning lightly but demonstrates incisive thought, becomes first port of call for an overview of this most alluring, influential, still controversial artist."--Financial Times UK "The traditional monograph seems an endangered species these days; one that gets everything right is rare enough to qualify as an art publishing event. A Way of Living: The Art of Willem de Kooningis an evenhanded, authoritative, and critically informed account of the great painter's achievement."--Bookforum, " " A Way of Living: The Art of Willem de Kooning is a thorough recounting filled with lavish reproductions." - The New York Times Book Review "Books on artists tend to focus primarily either on their work or on their lives. Rarely does a publication come along that engages fully with both. Judith Zilczer's beautifully written book makes clear the way in which de Kooning's life cannot be separated from his work - his life and his art profoundly illuminate one another. If you truly want to appreciate the innovative accomplishments of de Kooning, this book is essential." - Kerry Brougher, Interim Director and Chief Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "[Zilczer's] achievement in A Way of Living is to connect, aesthetically and biographically, every phase of his protean production, united by what she sees as a romantic imperative: de Kooning's mantra that 'painting - any kind of painting, any style of painting - to be painting at all, in fact - is a way of living, a style of living' . . .Her empathetic, generous account, which wears its learning lightly but demonstrates incisive thought, becomes first port of call for an overview of this most alluring, influential, still controversial artist." - Financial Times (UK) "The traditional monograph seems an endangered species these days; one that gets everything right is rare enough to qualify as an art publishing event. A Way of Life: The Art of Willem de Kooning is an evenhanded, authoritative, and critically informed account of the great painter's achievement." - Bookforum ", "Books on artists tend to focus primarily either on their work or on their lives. Rarely does a publication come along that engages fully with both. Judith Zilczer's beautifully written book makes clear the way in which de Kooning's life cannot be separated from his work - his life and his art profoundly illuminate one another. If you truly want to appreciate the innovative accomplishments of de Kooning, this book is essential."-- Kerry Brougher, Interim Director and Chief Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "[Zilczer's] achievement in A Way of Living is to connect, aesthetically and biographically, every phase of his protean production, united by what she sees as a romantic imperative: de Kooning's mantra that 'painting -- any kind of painting, any style of painting -- to be painting at all, in fact -- is a way of living, a style of living'... Her empathetic, generous account, which wears its learning lightly but demonstrates incisive thought, becomes first port of call for an overview of this most alluring, influential, still controversial artist."-- Financial Times UK "The traditional monograph seems an endangered species these days; one that gets everything right is rare enough to qualify as an art publishing event. A Way of Living: The Art of Willem de Kooning is an evenhanded, authoritative, and critically informed account of the great painter's achievement."-- Bookforum

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal759.13

SynopsisThe definitive monograph on Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) - a towering figure of Abstract Expressionism and one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.