Utopia Parkway

No artist ever led a stranger life than Joseph Cornell, the self taught American genius prized for his disquieting shadow boxes, who stands at the intersection of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop art Legends about Cornell abound as the shy hermit, the devoted family caretaker, the artistic innocent but never before Utopia Parkway has he been presented for what he was a brilliant, relentlessly serious artist whose stature has now reached monumental proportions Cornell was haunted by dreams and visions, yet the site of his imaginings couldn t have been ordinary a small house he shared with his mother and invalid brother in Queens, New York In its cluttered basement, he spent his nights arranging photographs, cut outs and other humble disjecta into some of the most romantic works to exist in three dimensions Cornell was no recluse, however admired by successive generations of vanguard artists, he formed friendships with figures as diverse as Duchamp, de Kooning, and Warhol and had romantically charged encounters with Susan Sontag and Yoko Ono not to mention unrequited crushes on countless shop girls and waitresses All this he recorded compulsively in a diary that, along with his shadow boxes, forms one of the oddest and most affecting records ever made of a life It is from such documents, and from a decade of sustained attention to Cornell, that Deborah Solomon has fashioned the definitive biography of one of America s most powerful and unusual modern artists. Read Utopia Parkway author Deborah Solomon – kino-fada.fr Biography is something I very rarely take up in my reading I much prefer memoirs, or personal diaries and journals whenever possible , and it s evenrare for me to actually read a biography all the way through, usually opting instead to read chapters or sections specific to my interests I had fully expected this to beor less my experience with Utopia Parkway, currently the only biography available on the life of nonconformist artist Joseph Cornell, whose work I have become increasin Biography is something I very rarely take up in my reading I much prefer memoirs, or personal diaries and journals whenever possible , and it s evenrare for me to actually read a biography all the way through, usually opting instead to read chapters or sections specific to my interests I had fully expected this to beor less my experience with Utopia Parkway, currently the only biography available on the life of nonconformist artist Joseph Cornell, whose work I have become increasingly enchanted by over the last few months and have been studying in greater and greater detail But I quickly became so engrossed in the specifics of Cornell s life that I ended up reading the whole thing, and it s probably the closest I ve exp...Ruth, if you re interested in plates, this is not the book which doesn t mean the text isn t good, I haven t read it A captivating book with superb plates is this 9, 2011 Utopia Parkway is a deeply moving book that took Deborah Solomon seven years to write and I must say I could have gone on reading it forever I was apprehensive because of rumors about her writing style being sensationalist and she recently lost her job at the NYTimes after some Ruth, if you re interested in plates, this is not the book which doesn t mean the text isn t good, I haven t read it A captivating book with superb plates is this 9, 2011 Utopia Parkway is a deeply moving book that took Deborah Solomon seven years to write and I must say I could have gone on reading it forever I was apprehensive because of rumors about her writing style being sensationalist and she recently lost her job at the NYTimes after some criticism from Ira Glass I read about the situation, and, much as I like Ira Glass, think he had a vested interest in the topic because he has been hired by Showtime and the way Solomon wrote his interview made it seem Glass was critical of the network when he was not.I was introduced t...This biography of Cornell was hard for me to get into, but once I did I found it thought provoking and very affecting, because Cornell s life was so very strange and his work so simple yet mysterious Deborah Solomon is a knowledgeable art critic and biographer, and she tells Cornell s story with great sympathy Warning, this book has very low resolution black and white images, and not very many After I finished this I read Charles Simic s Dime Store Alchemy, which is a lovely evocation of Corn This biography of Cornell was hard for me to get into, but once I did I found it thought provoking and very affecting, because Cornell s life was so very strange and his work so simple yet mysterious Deborah Solomon is a knowledgeable art critic and biographer, and she tells Cornell s story with great sympathy Warni...Fascinating book about Joseph Cornell Interesting insight into the New York art world of the fifties and sixties It is hard to believe that Joseph Cornell received recognition within the art community in his lifetime Without self promotion, I doubt that that would happen now Since I find obsessive...Joseph Cornell is insane which is why I wanted to read his biography This biography readslike a story, relyingon narrative and description than facts like dates and so forth I m not big on biographies, but this was really easy to enjoy and gave a lot of information about where his art originated.I enjoyed this bio very much I ve had the opportunity to see much of Cornell s work in various museum shows, and so I was happy to discover the back story of this artist and his somewhat insular world of Utopia Parkway.I saw this in the bookstore at the Orange Co Museum of Art today Definitely something I want, as soon as I gear up to the 65 price tag.This is arguably THE definitive biography for Joseph Cornell, and since it s publication in 1997, the author has diligently continued to update, add new findings, cut outdated content, for the 2015 edition which I ve just completed Anyone interested in details of Cornell s life from the variety of box construction series, galleries and shows, and shifts within his work, to personal details, including the relationships with his mother and brother, Robert, women and those he admired from afar This is arguably THE definitive biography for Joseph Cornell, and since it s publication in 1997, the author has diligently continued to update, add new findings, cut outdated content, for the 2015 edition which I ve just completed Anyone interested in details of Cornell s life from the variety of box construction series, galleries and shows, and shifts within his work, to personal detai...Utopia Parkway the Life and Work of Joseph Cornell, could be by far the best biography of an artist I have ever read and that due to a number of reasons At first hand, Deborah Solomon, an art critic, journalist, and biographer did a marvelous work transcribing the life of Joseph Cornell so close that the reader feels living under his skin Her writing is so detailed, one would find himself herself in high anticipation from chapter to another She has skillfully weaved together facts, anecdote, Utopia Parkway the Life and Work of Joseph Cornell, could be by far the best biography of an artist I have ever read and that due to a number of reasons At first hand, Deborah Solomon, an art critic, journalist, and biographer did a marvelous work transcribing the life of Joseph Cornell so close that the reader feels living under his skin Her writing is so detailed, one would find himself herself in high anticipation from chapter to another She has skillfully weaved together facts, anecdote, and conjectures, that is refreshing and everalive and beating Notes on each chapters can be found from page 495 to page 536 She writes, Joseph Cornell fantasy world was alwaysalive to him than the ...To convey the full measure of the life of Joseph Cornell must be a true challenge Cornell, a great artist beset by emotional and social issues, led a guarded, spartan existence with few true human connections His emotional immaturity inspired his creepy preoccupation with young women and stopped him from pursuing healthy sexual and romantic connections Instead, much of his energy, intellect, and ardor was funneled into his extensive collections and imaginative artwork Somehow, Solomon is abl To convey the full measure of the life of Joseph Cornell must be a true challenge Cornell, a great artist beset by emotional and social issues, led a guarded, spartan existence with few true hu...

• English
• 11 January 2017
Deborah Solomon
• Paperback
• 448 pages
• 0878466843
• Deborah Solomon
• Utopia Parkway