Visions Of The Modern

Golding is a brilliant writer: his work is full of art-historical insights and he additionally brings to his writing the eye and sensitivity of a practising artist. His 'Visions of the Modern' will be a very important book indeed’ – John Elderfield

Painter and writer John Golding has spent much of his life examining and exploring the art of the early twentieth century, and in this engaging book he shares his ideas, thoughts and memories of the great painters, sculptors and writers who changed the way we look at art today.

Much of his writing is informed by first hand contact with the artists and writers concerned, which helps to make this such an insightful and engrossing exploration of modern art.

In this series of essays, many of which have been long out of print or difficult to obtain, he looks at the importance of Post-Impressionism, Matisse and Picasso, and considers the ground-breaking work of the Surrealists, at Brancusi, Leger and the anarchic genius of Marcel Duchamp. He discusses the Futurists and the work of Malevich, as well as looking at the search for personal expression of such artists as Arshile Gorky and Frank Stella.