His other books of art criticism and history are sculpture in the age of doubt allworth press, 1999 and the exiles return. 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. The age of doubt pdf download full pdf read book page. The thesis is commented on by seth university of michigan. 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. It was published by allworth and has a total of 768 pages in the book. Sculpture in the age of doubt aesthetics today paperback august 1, 1999 by thomas c. Sculpture in the age of doubt thomas mcevilley details. Internationally renowned art critic, thomas mcevilley, dead.
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. Conceptual and performance art in the formation of postmodernism. Sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley goodreads. In addition to the essays and books on art criticism i comment on below, mcevilley authored sculpture in the age of doubt, 1999.
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. 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. The description of western culture as superior and in opposition to other cultures of the world preoccupied our aesthetic philosophy. In the shape of ancient thought, mcevilley explores the foundations of western civilization. Mcevilley masterfully traces the evolution of modern sculpture from the readymades of marcel. Framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issue. 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. Thomas mcevilley was an american art critic, poet, novelist, and scholar. Thomas mcevilley quotes author of the shape of ancient thought. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thomas mcevilley was born in cincinnati on july, 1939. 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. 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.
Mcevilley masterfully traces the evolution of modern sculpture from the readymades of. The theoretical construction of this book starts with pyrrhonism and duchamp, which has fine insights and analyses. Sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley 1999, paperback. This groundbreaking reference will stir relentless debate among philosophers, art historians, and students. 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. The title of this book is the shape of ancient thought and it was written by thomas c. Toward a redefinition of painting for the postmodern era cambridge university press, 1994.
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 explores how trade, imperialism, and migration currents allowed cultural philosophies to intermingle freely throughout india, egypt, greece, and the ancient near east. The paperback of the sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas c. Thomas mcevilley, 73, critic and scholar of nonwestern. 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. Ilhan mimaroglu, a turkishborn composer, has worked in new york as a record producer.
Flanagan rejects the popular image of the credulous middle ages, showing the centrality of doubt to intellectual and religious discourses of the period. 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. Sculpture in the age of doubt in searchworks catalog. In his book sculpture in an age of doubt 1999, mcevilley repeatedly refers to pyrrhon of elis ca. Sculpture in an age of doubt 1999, mcevilley repeatedly refers to pyrrhon of elis ca. Toward a redefinition of painting for the postmodern era cambridge.
A rather obscure figure who has left no writing of his own, and a member of. Sculpture in the age of doubt sculpture in the age of. Download sculpture in the age of doubt, thomas mcevilley. Author mcevilley, thomas, 1939subjects postmodernism 20th century sculpture, modern 20th century.
Art critic thomas mcevilley died saturday, march 2. 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. 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. Buy sculpture in the age of doubt sculpture in the age of doubt by thomas mcevilley online at alibris. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. Pdf the river of doubt 2 download read online free. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Sculpture in the age of doubt aesthetics today mcevilley, thomas c. So you go 68 pages into sculpture in the age of doubt before he talks about any specific sculptures. 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. In the book sculpture in the age of doubt 1999, mcevilley analyzes the intellectual issues surrounding the. Buy sculpture in the age of doubt aesthetics today by mcevilley, thomas c.
Mcevilley, a professor of presocratic classics at rice university, argues that modernism was a period of certainty in contrast to the postmodernist. Thomas mcevilley is distinguished lecturer in art history at rice university, where he has been on the faculty since 1969. Sculpture in the age of doubt, thomas mcevilley, skyhorse publishing inc. 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. Thomas mcevilley is a professor at rice university who has written many books about philosophy and art. In his book sculpture in an age of doubt 1999, mcevilley repeatedly refers to pyrrhon of ells ca. Material power sculpture means direct dealing with the material world. It traces the evolution of modern sculpture from its earliest break with representation and illusion to the. Buy sculpture in the age of doubt, oxfam, thomas mcevilley, 1581150237, 9781581150230. Sculpture in the age of doubt the shape of ancient thought. Internationally renowned art critic, thomas mcevilley.
The title of this post comes from an essay in this book. He then returned to cincinnati, where he received a ph. He held a strong interest in modern art, reinforced by the modern artists of his acquaintance. Thomas mcevilley s art and archive collections are the property and provenance of his estate. 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. Thomas mcevilley quotes author of the shape of ancient. Flanagan rejects the popular image of the credulous middle ages, showing the centrality of doubt to. Thomas mcevilley at the time of this writing was still head of the. Doubt in an age of faith presents the first systematic scholarly treatment of doubt and its cultural role in latin christendom during the long twelfth century c.
Thomas mcevilley framed in a lucid discussion of the intellectual issues surrounding the postmodern. Publication date 1999 topics sculpture, modern 20th century, postmodernism publisher school of visual arts collection. 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. His archive holds over forty years of research and materials from the fields he covered extensively. In a series of dense, thoughtful essays on sculpture and sculptors from duchamp to today, mcevilley art history, rice univ. Several of his major works in contemporary art history have built on this base, including two indispensable collections of essays. Modern and postmodern art, art criticism, theory, art history, religion, and greek and indian philosophy.
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