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Resilience: Philip Guston in 1971

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In 1970, Philip Guston (1913-80) went public with his return to figuration, in an infamous show at the Marlborough Gallery in New York City, a show that garnered devastatingly negative reviews--"Clumsy," "embarrassing" and "simple-minded," culminating in Hilton Kramer's infamous "A mandarin pretending to be a stumblebum". Immediately after, he left the country for a residency at the American Academy in Rome that lasted into 1971. 'Resilience: Philip Guston in 1971' sheds light on the pivotal year that launched Guston into the final prolific decade of his career, during which he painted what are now celebrated as some of the most important works of art of the 20th century. This volume includes examples from two major series of that year: the Roma paintings, works spurred on by Guston's year among the ruins and landscape of Rome; and the Nixon drawings, narrative satirical drawings produced in response to the political and social turmoil back in the United States. Together, these series bear witness to an artist at the height of his powers, wholly responsive to his world.

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Language

English

Publisher

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

Composition

Flexicover

Contributors

Mark Gisbourne

Pages

188 pages

Size

23 x 28.5 cm

ISBN

9783906915470

Publication Date

Oct-19

The Artist

PHILIP GUSTON

Philip Guston (1913 – 1980) is one of the great luminaries of twentieth-century art. His commitment to producing work from genuine emotion and lived experience ensures its enduring impact. Guston’s legendary career spanned a half century, from 1930 to 1980. His paintings – particularly the liberated and instinctual forms of his late work – continue to exert a powerful influence on younger generations of contemporary painters.

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