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Оказывается, ЦРУ подкармливало абстракционистов — Поллока, Ротко, де Кунинга — чтобы создать видимость свободы творчества в пику Советскому Союзу.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html
Несколько цитат:
In the manner of a Renaissance prince - except that it acted secretly - the CIA fostered and promoted American Abstract Expressionist painting around the world for more than 20 years.
The connection is improbable. ... President Truman summed up the popular view when he said: "If that's art, then I'm a Hottentot."
Until now there has been no first-hand evidence to prove that this connection was made, but for the first time a former case officer, Donald Jameson, has broken the silence. Yes, he says, the agency saw Abstract Expressionism as an opportunity, and yes, it ran with it.
В конце статьи формулируется гипотеза: Would Abstract Expressionism have been the dominant art movement of the post-war years without this patronage? The answer is probably yes.
Но как-то мне сомнительно. Теперь посмотрим, как будет изменяться в будущем отношение к абстрактному экспрессионизму, когда эта информация о заказчиках стала широко известна.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html
Несколько цитат:
In the manner of a Renaissance prince - except that it acted secretly - the CIA fostered and promoted American Abstract Expressionist painting around the world for more than 20 years.
The connection is improbable. ... President Truman summed up the popular view when he said: "If that's art, then I'm a Hottentot."
Until now there has been no first-hand evidence to prove that this connection was made, but for the first time a former case officer, Donald Jameson, has broken the silence. Yes, he says, the agency saw Abstract Expressionism as an opportunity, and yes, it ran with it.
В конце статьи формулируется гипотеза: Would Abstract Expressionism have been the dominant art movement of the post-war years without this patronage? The answer is probably yes.
Но как-то мне сомнительно. Теперь посмотрим, как будет изменяться в будущем отношение к абстрактному экспрессионизму, когда эта информация о заказчиках стала широко известна.
This entry was originally posted at https://spamsink.dreamwidth.org/1082773.html. Please comment there using OpenID.