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CLEMENT GREENBERG
Photo: Eleanore Lazare
"...
At this same party [a] friend introduced the then comparatively young art critic
Clement Greenberg... Marianne seemed to be familiar with his writing and said,
on shaking hands, "Oh, the fearless Mr. Greenberg."
-- Elizabeth Bishop in Efforts of Affection: A Memoir
of Marianne Moore
CLEMENT
GREENBERG
(1909-1994)
Clement Greenberg was the greatest art critic of the second half of
the 20th century--possibly the greatest art critic of all time. This, of
course, is arguable and will remain so.
This site may not convert Greenberg's detractors, though it may
controvert their claims; it presents the opinions of friends and admirers as
well as selections from Greenberg's own writing. Material will be added as it
becomes available.
My thanks for support from Greenberg's many friends and especially
from his widow, Janice Van Horne.
Thanks, in advance, to readers, students,
and art lovers.
-- Terry Fenton
(c) Copyright of Clement
Greenberg's writing is property of the Clement Greenberg estate and may not be
reproduced without permission.
For permissions contact the Estate of Clement Greenberg at jvh275@gmail.com
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Greenberg on Greenberg a brief autobiography from 1955
On Modernism and the Avant Garde
Avant Garde
and Kitsch (1939)
Modernist
Painting (1960)
Avant Garde Attitudes (1968)
Modern and Postmodern (1979)
Cross-Breeding of Sculpture 1952. A masterly historical overview
Collage, (1959)
the pre-eminent essay on Cubism, the
seeds of abstraction, and assemblage. Required
reading.
Hofmann (1961) a seminal essay on Hans Hofmann, the great and
still underappreciated master
Influences of Matisse (1973) A
catalogue text from an exhibition at Acquavella Galleries, New York
Detached Observations (1972) on the history
of art
Interview (1978)
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, re: 1957 Toronto visit and studio practice.
Autonomies of
Art (1980) Life and art, morality and art, the place of art --
includes link to RealAudio
Art Criticism (1981) On the State of
Criticism, from Partisan Review
Taste (1983) Text (plus Real Audio) of a talk at Western
Michigan University
Interview (1991) From The Edmonton
Review, 1996
by Clement Greenberg.
the book -- out of print for
50 years!
ABOUT (AND RELATED TO) GREENBERG
The Man Who Loved Pictures, 1994 a memorial tribute by Terry
Fenton
Greenberg the Critic, 2001. An overview by Terry Fenton.
The Unconditional Aesthete,
by Darby Bannard,1987, a discussion of Greenberg's
contribution.
In The Studio by Sir Anthony Caro, Nov. 2000. Includes link to new Caro
web site.
Soulmates in Art by Peter Harris, Oct 2001. Greenberg and an Australian
painter.
The Veteran Critic by Neil Marshall, Nov. 2000. Judgment; manners, good
& ill.
Clement Greenberg, a Memoir by Tim Hilton, from the New Criterion archive, Sept. 2000
The Slippery Slope of Hope by John Link. Is decadence upon us?
ANECDOTES
-- please send us yours...
GREENBERG, KANT AND
CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS
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This seminar was held June 1-3 2007 at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, sponsored by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan. The papers by teachers and students of aesthetics from Canada and the United States proved to be serious and sympathetic, a far cry from Greenberg's treatment by the art world during his lifetime. Selected papers from the workshop have been published in a special issue of AE: The Canadian Aesthetics Journal devoted to the workshop proceedings. |
The Greenberg I Knew, 2007.
Keynote adddress to the Kant/Greenberg seminar
(slightly revised) by Terry Fenton
Review by Helen Frankenthaler of The Harold Letters from Partisan
Review
ON
CLEMBASHING
Journalism 101... 1998 a
review by Piri Halasz of Florence Rubenfeld's Clement
Greenberg Greenberg, A Life
Greenberg in the 40s; his Critics in the 80s by Piri Halasz. A detailed examination.
A Critic and His Critics: the Reception of Clement
Greenberg: A Life by Karen Wilkin
Rubenfeld Aftermath by
Terry Fenton
Against Clembashing by
Peter Harris -- the phenomenon isn't confined to North America.
The Portland Art Museum acquired Greenberg's art collection, which consists primarily of gifts from artists, and organized a travelling exhibition drawn from it. The museum's "past exhibition" site contains a provocative selection of works from the collection. It's well done although incomplete and not always well selected. A must see.
Please feel
free to contact us. Comments, anecdotes,
articles, and queries are welcome. 
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From the Mayor's Doorstep by Piri Halasz. A monthly/bimonthly column of criticism and comment about the current art scene. |
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