Intimate Collaborations: Kandinsky and Münter, Arp and Taeuber

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Review “Minutely observed and sweeping in its scale, this is an important, even audacious book.”―Kimberly Smith, Southwestern University (Kimberly Smith)"Intimate Collaborations is several books in one. In her casual and yet enviably sophisticated prose, Obler offers close, persuasive readings of artwork and artist writings by several of the most important twentieth-century artists in the German-speaking world. At the same time―by exploring the artistic range of these well-known artist couples and the collaborative nature of their practice―she challenges stubborn assumptions about the relationship between expressionism and Dada, as well as the fine and applied arts of the period. A must-read for anyone interested in expressionism, Dada, abstraction, and the European avant-garde."―Lynette Roth, Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum (Lynette Roth 2014-01-14)Winner of the SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference) Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication. (Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication Award Southeastern College Art Conference 2015-10-29) Read more Book Description Beautifully illustrated, this insightful book looks at two influential artist couples and the roles of gender and the applied arts in the emergence of abstraction. Read more See all Editorial Reviews