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Manny Farber's 'Negative Space' Published in French

publication · 2026-04-23

The French publisher P.O.L has released 'Espace négatif', a collection of essays by Manny Farber, the American film critic and painter. Farber, a friend of Jackson Pollock, Walker Evans, and Clement Greenberg, was known for his 'termite art' criticism that intertwined film, painting, and critique. The book brings together his writings in a new edition.

Key facts

  • Manny Farber's essay collection 'Espace négatif' published by P.O.L
  • Farber was a film critic and painter
  • He was friends with Jackson Pollock, Walker Evans, and Clement Greenberg
  • The book mixes criticism, painting, and cinema

Entities

Artists

  • Manny Farber
  • Jackson Pollock
  • Walker Evans
  • Clement Greenberg

Institutions

  • P.O.L

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