Calvin Tomkins est un auteur acclamé dont la carrière est intimement liée à The New Yorker depuis 1960. Son œuvre considérable se concentre sur des portraits perspicaces de figures marquantes du monde de l'art, offrant une analyse approfondie de leurs contributions. Le style distinctif de Tomkins se caractérise par son exploration profonde du processus créatif et des motivations derrière les entreprises artistiques, révélant l'essence de leur travail. Son long engagement dans le journalisme artistique offre aux lecteurs une perspective unique sur l'évolution et les dynamiques de l'art moderne.
This biography of the influential artist Marcel Duchamp by New Yorker writer and art critic Calvin Tomkins has been out of print for many years. Featuring full-colour illustrations, this new edition commemorates the 100th anniversary of Duchamp's first Readymade, 'Bicycle Wheel', a version of which is in MoMA's collection.
The Bride and the Bachelors, published here in a revised and expanded edition, is one of the essential art books of the last half-century. Its witty and readable accounts of the lives and work of Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Jean Tinguely, Robert Rauschenberg, and Merce Cunningham reveal the ways in which they influenced one another, and opened the way to new perspectives on the nature and purpose of art. The addition of Tomkins's more recent profile of Jasper Johns, as he reflects on his six-decade career, completes the cycle and provides fresh insights on the ever-shifting relationships between art and contemporary life. This edition also includes a new introduction by the author.
The definitive collection of artist profiles by legendary journalist and New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins, from the 1960s to today In 1959, Calvin Tomkins interviewed Marcel Duchamp for Newsweek, beginning his sixdecade- long career writing about art. He then joined The New Yorker, where he has contributed dozens of profiles on the most interesting artists of the time, from Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg to Cindy Sherman and Mark Bradford. This six-volume set includes 82 of Tomkins's most significant profiles dating from 1962 to 2019. Part art history, part human interest, Tomkins offers insights and observations about the artists, their work, and the ever-changing art world they inhabit.
Originally published by Viking Press in 1971; republished vy the Modern Library in 1998 with a new foreword.
The book is recognized for its cultural significance and contribution to the knowledge base of civilization. It has been reproduced from the original artifact, maintaining fidelity to the original text. Readers will encounter authentic copyright references, library stamps, and other notations that reflect its historical context and importance in libraries worldwide.
Kann ein Pissoir Kunst sein? Marcel Duchamp hat sich mit seinem Werk über alle Konventionen hinweggesetzt, und er hat wie kein anderer die Entwicklung der Kunst im 20. Jahrhundert bestimmt. Calvin Tomkins zeichnet in seiner großen Biographie das farbige Porträt eines begnadeten Exzentrikers, der in Paris und New York die maßgeblichen Künstlerkollegen, Galeristen und Kritiker um sich versammelte. Eine spannende und reich bebilderte Einführung in das Leben und Werk dieses großen Künstlers.