Cobra Movement in Postwar Europe - Reanimating Art

This book examines the art of Cobra, a network of poets and artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam (1948-51). Although the name stood for the organizers' home cities, the Cobra artists hailed from countries in Europe, Africa, and the United States.

Sommario

Introduction: Reanimating Art; 1. Human Animals; 2. Surrealism Into Cobra; 3. War, Memory, and Renewal; 4. Expression for All; 5. Coda: New Networks

Info autore

Karen Kurczynski is Associate Professor, History of Art and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Riassunto

This book examines the art of Cobra, a network of poets and artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam (1948–51). Although the name stood for the organizers’ home cities, the Cobra artists hailed from countries in Europe, Africa, and the United States.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karen Kurczynski, Karen (University of Massachusetts Kurczynski, Kurczynski Karen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780367509453
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50945-3
• Pagine: 292
• Serie: Routledge Research in Art History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; Europe, Theory of art, Avant-garde, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, ART / History / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, ART / European, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Art & Politics, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / African, ART / American / General, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, ART / Folk & Outsider Art, History of Art, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General