Mcevilley thats what i always called him when he was one of my favorite professors as an undergraduate at rice university is steeped in. Framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern movement, the essays in this book reexamine the course of twentiethcentury art through the work of twentyfive major sculptors. His other books of art criticism and history are sculpture in the age of doubt allworth press, 1999 and the exiles return. Conceptual and performance art in the formation of postmodernism. The age of doubt pdf download full pdf read book page. Thomas mcevilley born 1939, cincinnati, ohio is an american art critic, poet, novelist and scholar, who was a distinguisted lecturer in art history at rice university 1 and founder and former head of the department of art criticism and writing at the school of visual arts in new york city. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Flanagan rejects the popular image of the credulous middle ages, showing the centrality of doubt to. Thomas mcevilley quotes author of the shape of ancient thought.
Buy sculpture in the age of doubt sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley online at alibris. Art critic thomas mcevilley died saturday, march 2. Thomas mcevilley at the time of this writing was still head of the department of art criticism and writing at the school of visual arts in manhattan, and has since moved on. Thomas mcevilley is the author of dozens of books and monographs of art history, classical philology, and philosophy including the monumental the shape of ancient thought, and three novels including north of yesterday, published by mcpherson in 1987, he lives in new york city. Sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley goodreads. Toward a redefinition of painting for the postmodern era cambridge. In the book sculpture in the age of doubt 1999, mcevilley analyzes the intellectual issues surrounding the. Thomas mcevilley has spent the better part of a very full and fruitful lifetime developing and nurturing the ideas that are so beautifully presented in this amazing book. Sculpture in the age of doubt aesthetics today mcevilley, thomas c.
Author mcevilley, thomas, 1939subjects postmodernism 20th century sculpture, modern 20th century. Download sculpture in the age of doubt, thomas mcevilley. Thomas mcevilley framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern movement, the essays in this book reexamine the course of twentiethcentury art through the work of twentyfive. In a series of dense, thoughtful essays on sculpture and sculptors from duchamp to today, mcevilley art history, rice univ. The description of western culture as superior and in opposition to other cultures of the world preoccupied our aesthetic philosophy.
His archive holds over forty years of research and materials from the fields he covered extensively. Sculpture in the age of doubt, thomas mcevilley, skyhorse publishing inc. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. Thomas mcevilley is a professor at rice university who has written many books about philosophy and art. Sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley 1999, paperback. The theoretical construction of this book starts with pyrrhonism and duchamp, which has fine insights and analyses. In his book sculpture in an age of doubt 1999, mcevilley repeatedly refers to pyrrhon of ells ca. Sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley book 15 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in english and spanish and held by 571 worldcat member libraries worldwide. The title of this post comes from an essay in this book.
Toward a redefinition of painting for the postmodern era cambridge university press, 1994. Internationally renowned art critic, thomas mcevilley, dead. The philosophical center of mcevilleys work is clearly the greek philosophical tradition, whether in his art criticism or in the shape of ancient thought 2002. Pdf the river of doubt 2 download read online free. The paperback of the sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas c. Thomas mcevilley explores how trade, imperialism, and migration currents allowed cultural philosophies to intermingle freely throughout india, egypt, greece, and the ancient near east. Sculpture in the age of doubt the shape of ancient thought.
Sculpture in the age of doubt is a revelatory exploration of the course of twentiethcentury sculpture framed in a lucid discussion of the major issues surrounding the post modern movement. Flanagan rejects the popular image of the credulous middle ages, showing the centrality of doubt to intellectual and religious discourses of the period. Ive broken off reading thomas mcevilleys sculpture in the age of doubt to write about british sculpture of the 1950s, acutely conscious how timebound those works look now. Thomas mcevilley quotes author of the shape of ancient. Publication date 1999 topics sculpture, modern 20th century, postmodernism publisher school of visual arts collection. Mcevilley masterfully traces the evolution of modern sculpture from the readymades of. The thesis is commented on by seth university of michigan.
The european reception of greek philosophy has been dominated by a model in which plato and aristotle are seen as the centers and others such as sextus empiricuswhose extant works are comparable both in extent and in importance to those of plato and aristotle and as representative of the greek philosophical traditionare not heard of. A rather obscure figure who has left no writing of his own, and a member of. It was published by allworth and has a total of 768 pages in the book. Several of his major works in contemporary art history have built on this base, including two indispensable collections of essays. He then returned to cincinnati, where he received a ph. Framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern movement, the essays in this book reexamine the course of twentiethcentury. In addition to the essays and books on art criticism i comment on below, mcevilley authored sculpture in the age of doubt, 1999. Mcevilley masterfully traces the evolution of modern sculpture from the readymades of marcel. Thomas mcevilley at the time of this writing was still head of the. Mar 02, 2014 his other books of art criticism and history are sculpture in the age of doubt allworth press, 1999 and the exiles return. Sculpture in the age of doubt thomas mcevilley details. Thomas mcevilleys art and archive collections are the property and provenance of his estate.
In his book sculpture in an age of doubt 1999, mcevilley repeatedly refers to pyrrhon of elis ca. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issue. Framed in a discussion of the history and intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern movement, the essays in this book uncover how these sculptors have grappled with postmodern doubt, how they adopted it into. Mcevilley masterfully traces the evolution of modern sculpture from the readymades of marcel duchamp to the antipainting statements of the 1960s to the spiritualism and conceptualism. Sculpture in an age of doubt 1999, mcevilley repeatedly refers to pyrrhon of elis ca. In the shape of ancient thought, mcevilley explores the foundations of western civilization. Buy sculpture in the age of doubt, oxfam, thomas mcevilley, 1581150237, 9781581150230. Pdf the age of doubt download full pdf book download. Thomas mcevilley, 73, critic and scholar of nonwestern. This groundbreaking reference will stir relentless debate among philosophers, art historians, and students.
In addition to greek and latin, he has studied sanskrit and has taught numerous courses in greek and indian culture, history of religion and philosophy, and art. Thomas mcevilley framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern. He held a strong interest in modern art, reinforced by the modern artists of his acquaintance. Mcevilleys evisceration of a museum of modern art show on primitivism in 1984 put curators on the defensive and changed the debate about multiculturalism in art. Thomas mcevilley is distinguished lecturer in art history at rice university, where he has been on the faculty since 1969. The title of this book is the shape of ancient thought and it was written by thomas c. Thomas mcevilley was an american art critic, poet, novelist, and scholar. Comparative studies in greek and indian philosophies thomas mcevilley m.
Sculpture in the age of doubt aesthetics today paperback august 1, 1999 by thomas c. Internationally renowned art critic, thomas mcevilley. Sculpture in the age of doubt in searchworks catalog. Ilhan mimaroglu, a turkishborn composer, has worked in new york as a record producer. Thomas mcevilley s art and archive collections are the property and provenance of his estate. Sculpture in the age of doubt sculpture in the age of doubt. Thomas mcevilley was born in cincinnati on july, 1939. Modern and postmodern art, art criticism, theory, art history, religion, and greek and indian philosophy. It traces the evolution of modern sculpture from its earliest break with representation and illusion to the. Mcevilley, a professor of presocratic classics at rice university, argues that modernism was a period of certainty in contrast to the postmodernist.
Mcevilleys book is twenty years old but seems timely to someone freshly drawn to figurative sculpture by elisabeth frink, henry moore and their contemporaries, who still seem haunted by the experience of war, whose. So you go 68 pages into sculpture in the age of doubt before he talks about any specific sculptures. Buy sculpture in the age of doubt aesthetics today by mcevilley, thomas c. Material power sculpture means direct dealing with the material world. Sculpture in the age of doubt sculpture in the age of. In the book sculpture in the age of doubt 1999, mcevilley analyzes the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern movement in the course of 20thcentury sculpture.
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