Destroy the picture : painting the void, 1949-1962 / organized and edited by Paul Schimmel ; contributions by Nicholas Cullinan [and others].

Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Skira Rizzoli ; Los Angeles : Museum of Contemporary Art, 2012.
Description287 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorSchimmel, Paul.
Other author/creatorCullinan, Nicholas.
Other author/creatorMuseum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Other author/creatorMuseum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.)
Portion of title Painting the void, 1949-1962
Contents Painting the void / Paul Schimmel -- Gutai and its internationalism / Shoichi Hirai -- Voyage through the void: nouveau réalisme, the nature of reality, the nature of painting / Astrid Handa-Gagnard -- The empty canvas / Nicholas Cullinan -- Burnt holes, bloody holes, black holes: art after catastrophe / Robert Storr.
General noteCatalogue of an exhibition by the same name held the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Oct. 6, 2012 - Jan. 14, 2013; and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Feb. 16 - June 2, 2013.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
ISBN9780847839308 (hbk.)
ISBN0847839303 (hbk.)