In 1981 they discussed the evolution of art criticism and issues surrounding modernist painting. They discussed the relationship between art and history, the value judgment in criticism and America’s post WWII “Culture Boom”.
Greenberg on Pollack: An interview by T. J. ClarkDiscussion was about Jackson Pollock, the abstract expressionist after his death. Pollock was an outsider, with freakist techniques. Greenberg says the painter was practical and unpretentious. They discussed the “death of easel painting”. Pollock was associated with Dionysian painting. Pollock’s “drip” paintings can be characterized as Apollonian rather than Dionysian. Pollock remained a solitary figure.
The Colonial Encounter: Views of Non-Western Art and Culture1900 Paris World’s Fair lasted 8 months largest fair ever held. Half the area was devoted to French imperialism and the rest represented other nations’ colonies. Images of African people showed violent behavior toward each other. The shark symbolizes Dahome’s determination to protect its shores. The Trocadero Museum is the French monument at the heart of the colonial exhibition at the 1900 World Fair.
These videos discuss the exhibits from the 1900 World Fair and interviews with Greenberg on art Criticism which relates to this week s lesson. The Greenberg Interviews were confusing but the The Colonial Encounter was interesting.
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