Here, Karmel discusses the book, some of his greatest mentors ... It was like a chapel of what abstract art could be. I remember the day we finished hanging the paintings, I turned to Kirk ...

‘ABSTRACT ART: A GLOBAL HISTORY’ By Pepe Karmel (Thames & Hudson) This large coffee table/art history book announces its singularity with its cover, a painting by Hilma af Klint, whose ...

Big subjects deserve to be rewarded with big books whose authors know how to ... Pepe Karmel uncompromisingly states that ‘The history of abstract art has traditionally privileged white male ...

A sweeping survey of the American Abstract Expressionist ... Rothko “This book brings together the various essays Christopher Rothko has written on his father’s art and his other interests ...

Her new book, “How Art Works,” is ambitious, covering everything from figurative paintings to abstract expressionism, tonal music, novels, and theatre. What’s unusual about this book is its ...

the book conservatively equates abstract art with painting, disregarding a plethora of Australian innovators in video, sculpture and photography that would truly explain where abstract art is today.

When renowned abstract painter Sean Scully wanted to embark ... It marks Scully’s first venture into art aimed at children. “I think fables and fairy stories are very important for children ...

The duo wanted to test the assertion that abstract expressionist art is devoid of talent – that it could be done by a mere child, or even an animal. With keyboards and enough time, monkeys could ...