{"product_id":"paul-klee-and-the-decorative-in-modern-art","title":"Paul Klee and the Decorative in Modern Art","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBy Jenny Anger\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"For scholars steeped in the modernist distinction between art and the decorative, \u003cem\u003ePaul Klee and the Decorative in Modern Art\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique opportunity to consider the investment in the notion of purity essential to this distinction and the hierarchies of artistic practice, gender and race it fosters. Above and beyond Anger's book's value as a revisionist history of Klee or a detailed history of the decorative's rise and decline in the early twentieth century is tis presentation of a long-overdue study that confronts the issue of hierarchy in the arts under modernism and its consequences.\"―Elissa Auther, \u003cem\u003eCAA Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the goals of Modernism was the presentation of the essence of art, or pure form. Encouraged by theorists, modern artists found pure form in ornament which, though promising, was sullied by connotations of materiality, domesticity, and femininity. Jenny Anger demonstrates that the decorative significantly informed Paul Klee's art. She compares his work to that of another major modernist, Henri Matisse, to confirm the critical role of the decorative in Modernism. Anger also explores the relevance of the decorative for contemporary and, especially, women artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease note that Rare\/Out-of-Print titles are very limited in stock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e342 pages \u003cbr\u003eCambridge University Press, 2004\u003cbr\u003e10.2 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780521822503\u003cbr\u003eArtist Monograph, Art History, Essay, Modernism  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":263520796,"sku":"9780521822503","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Paul-Klee-and-the-Decorative-in-Modern-Art_Jenny-Anger.jpg?v=1592428933","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/paul-klee-and-the-decorative-in-modern-art","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}