Donald Kuspit's 'Psychodrama' Argues Modern Art as Group Therapy
In 2010, Donald Kuspit's book, 'Psychodrama: Modern Art as Group Therapy,' was released by Ziggurat Books International. The work includes a newly penned introduction where Kuspit argues that contemporary art functions similarly to group therapy. This 560-page volume features essays on numerous artists, such as Karel Appel and Louise Bourgeois, divided into thematic sections like The Self at Risk and The Future in the Past. The book, which includes 11 monochrome illustrations, highlights how artists communicate their emotional struggles to audiences, facilitating a deeper understanding of these experiences. It retails for $19.95.
Key facts
- Book title: 'Psychodrama: Modern Art as Group Therapy'
- Author: Donald Kuspit
- Publisher: Ziggurat Books International, London
- Publication year: 2010
- Pages: 560
- Price: $19.95
- Illustrations: 11 black-and-white by Marcus Reichert
- Essays cover artists: Karel Appel, Louise Bourgeois, August Sander, Lucian Freud, Lucas Samaras, George Segal, Helmut Newton, Rebecca Horn, Elizabeth Peyton, Richard Serra
- Four sections: The Self at Risk, The Body at Risk, Crowd-Baiters à la Mode, The Future in the Past
- Kuspit argues modern art as group therapy
- Marcus Reichert is a France-based American painter and filmmaker
Entities
Artists
- Donald Kuspit
- Karel Appel
- Louise Bourgeois
- August Sander
- Lucian Freud
- Lucas Samaras
- George Segal
- Helmut Newton
- Rebecca Horn
- Elizabeth Peyton
- Richard Serra
- Marcus Reichert
- Hanna Segal
- André Malraux
- Alfred North Whitehead
- Erich Fromm
- Andrew W. Coleman
Institutions
- Ziggurat Books International
- Oxford University Press
- Macmillan
Locations
- London
- New York
- France