Michael Fried's Anti-Theatricality in Postwar American Painting
In the wake of World War II, a generation of artists, dealers, and critics in New York fostered the twilight of modernism. Painting, still wet from the studio, entered history almost instantly. This context frames Michael Fried's critique of theatricality in art.
Key facts
- Michael Fried is the subject of the article
- The article discusses Fried's concept of anti-theatricality
- Postwar New York is the setting
- The article was published in artpress in July 2007
- Fried's critique targets theatricality in art
- The article references a generation of artists, dealers, and critics
- Modernism is described as 'crepuscular' (twilight)
- Painting entered history before drying
Entities
Artists
- Michael Fried
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- New York
- United States
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- artpress —