310 Pages
25 Color & 39 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
310 Pages
25 Color & 39 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
310 Pages
25 Color & 39 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the art of Cobra, a network of poets and artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam (1948–1951). Although the name stood for the organizers’ home cities, the Cobra artists hailed from countries in Europe, Africa, and the United States.
This book investigates how a group of struggling young artists attempted to reinvent the international avant-garde after the devastation... Read more
Introduction: Reanimating Art; 1. Human Animals; 2. Surrealism Into Cobra; 3. War, Memory, and Renewal; 4. Expression for All; 5. Coda: New Networks
Biography
Karen Kurczynski is Associate Professor, History of Art and Architecture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
