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Enchantments: Joseph Cornell and American Modernism
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- Condition
- Release Year
- 2021
- Book Title
- Enchantments: Joseph Cornell and American Modernism
- ISBN
- 9780691181400
- Subject Area
- Art
- Publication Name
- Enchantments : Joseph Cornell and American Modernism
- Item Length
- 10.1 in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Subject
- History / Contemporary (1945-), General, American / General, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Width
- 7.5 in
- Item Weight
- 37.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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The first major work to examine Joseph Cornell's relationship to American modernism Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) is best known for his exquisite and alluring box constructions, in which he transformed found objects--such as celestial charts, glass ice cubes, and feathers--into enchanted worlds that blur the boundaries between fantasy and the commonplace. Situating Cornell within the broader artistic, cultural, and political debates of midcentury America, this innovative and interdisciplinary account reveals enchantment's relevance to the history of American modernism. In this beautifully illustrated book, Marci Kwon explores Cornell's attempts to convey enchantment--an ephemeral experience that exceeds rational explanation--in material form. Examining his box constructions, graphic design projects, and cinematic experiments, she shows how he turned to formal strategies drawn from movements like Transcendentalism and Romanticism to figure the immaterial. Kwon provides new perspectives on Cornell's artistic and graphic design career, bringing vividly to life a wide circle of acquaintances that included artists, poets, writers, and filmmakers such as Mina Loy, Lincoln Kirstein, Frank O'Hara, and Stan Brakhage. Cornell's participation in these varied milieus elucidates enchantment's centrality to midcentury conversations about art's potential for power and moral authority, and reveals how enchantment and modernity came to be understood as opposing forces. Leading contemporary artists such as Betye Saar and Carolee Schneemann turned to Cornell's enchantment as a resource for their own anti-racist, feminist projects. Spanning four decades of the artist's career, Enchantments sheds critical light on Cornell's engagement with many key episodes in American modernism, from Abstract Expressionism, 1930s "folk art," and the emergence of New York School poetry and experimental cinema to the transatlantic migration of Symbolism, Surrealism, and ballet.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691181403
ISBN-13
9780691181400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6050083555
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Enchantments : Joseph Cornell and American Modernism
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History / Contemporary (1945-), General, American / General, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.1 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Item Weight
37.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2020-022667
Intended Audience
College Audience
Lc Classification Number
N6537.C66k89 2021
Reviews
"A superb achievement. . . . [and] the best treatment of the artist's career, milieu, and work to date." ---Massimo Introvigne, Novo Religio, Kwon's handsomely illustrated book takes a deep dive into the culture that influenced Cornell, and situates him within the art and politics--and politics of art--of his time. . . .[A] beautifully produced book., "In her book Enchantments . . .[Marci Kwon] gives what amounts to a hidden history of modernism in this country, placing Cornell in context and revealing his connections to his contemporaries and his influence on later generations of artists. She also explores the concept of enchantment and mounts a passionate defense of it." ---John Dorfman, Art & Antiques
Copyright Date
2021
Dewey Decimal
709.2
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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June 6th, 2024. Lafayette. Book arrived safely. Was well wrapped. In good condition. Even better, it does not smell of mold. A number of vols. I've bought recently, have all smelled of mold. See, now I have the learn Arabic, in order to under stand this vol. This one does not smell of mold. Julian. Thank you. I can just imagine how cool a first edition of this vol. would be.