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ArtJanuary 2013 Matisse: In search of true painting by Karen Wilkin On “Matisse: In Search of True Painting” at the Metropolitan Musum of Art, New York.
Every decision visible in a work of art bears witness to the rejection of something else. What we see is not only the result of determined assertions—“I will do this” or “I will allow this to remain”—but also the result of equally determined refusals—“I will not do that” or “I will obliterate that.” Yet there are artists who are unwilling to deny themselves anything, whose fertile minds and potent intuition present them with apparently endless alternatives, all of which demand to be explored. Pablo Picasso, Hans Hofmann, David Smith, and Anthony Caro exemplify this kind of artist. None ... This article is available to subscribers and for individual purchaseSubscribe to TNC (Print and Online editions) Subscribe to TNC (Online only) This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 31 January 2013, on page 54 Copyright © 2013 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Matisse--In-search-of-true-painting-7528
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