The author of numerous books and essays on artists ranging from Michelangelo to Mark Rothko and Wolfgang Laib presents a postmodern reevaluation of genius. Ottmann's thoughts presented in this study b
In his writings on art, critic, curator and author Klaus Ottmann combines his background as a philosopher with visions from contemporary artists. Originating from a wide range of disciplines, his inte
This volume leads from James Hillman's principal essay on typology, "Egalitarian Typologies versus the Perception of the Unique," to his expansive "Inquiry into Image."With an introduction by Klaus Ot
The artistic relationships among Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990), and Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) strongly influenced the development of postwar art. Ossorio, the central figure
Per Kirkeby (b. 1938) is Scandinavia's most highly acclaimed artist since August Strindberg and Asger Jorn. His early training as a geologist is evident in his richly layered canvases, which are struc
One of the most thorough examination of one of twentieth-century's most influential artist by the eminent French critic Pierre Restany."The aim of this book," Restany begins, "is to situate fire in Yv
The meticulous photographic practice of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (*1948 in Tokyo) is like that of a painter’s. Inspired both by Marcel Duchamp’s obsession with the mechanics of space and the m
A classic text on alchemy by the leading scholar of Jewish mysticism, Gershom Scholem, is presented here for the first time in English translation. Scholem looks critically at the century-old connecti
A critical and commercial success since the 1970s, Jennifer Bartlett (b. 1941) has become one of the most visionary and influential artists of our time. In the words of New York Times critic John Rus
The first complete translation of the 1841-42 lectures on "Philosophy and Revelation" by the important German idealist philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775-1854), as transcribed by H.?
This is the first translation into English of an important early work of the German idealist philosopher F.W.J. Schelling. Philosophy and Religion (1804) is considered a precursor to his major work on
Charles Ross' fascination with light, time and the space of the stars has produced a major earthwork, large-scale prism installations, sculpture, and painting with dynamite. From "Star Axis," a vast a
This collection, spanning two decades of artistic activity, features selections of writings tracing the intellectual influences and development of one of the more formidable and productive minds in th
Accompanying a major traveling exhibition, this book provides a comprehensive look at this MacArthur Fellows–winning artist’s ongoing exploration of the African-American experience. Whitfield Lovell:
This volume discusses the creation of sacred space in the 21st century, starting with Tobi Kahn's recent commission for Congregation Emau-El B'ne Jeshrun in Milwaukee
Seven papers originally delivered at the annual Eranos conference in Ascona, Switzerland, August 1972, by Adolf Portmann, Gershom Scholem, Christopher Rowe, Dominique Zahan, Ernst Benz, Rene Huyghe, a
