Illuminates Steinberg's creative genius as a writer of pictures by critically viewing his ability to transcend borders between art and language in his drawings, cartoons, New Yorker covers, watercolors, and three-dimensional constructions
The book features insightful text by Sally Yard, complemented by thought-provoking interviews conducted by Harold Rosenberg and James T. Valliere. It delves into contemporary themes and artistic perspectives, exploring the intersections of creativity and critical thought. Through these dialogues, the authors provide a rich examination of the cultural landscape, making it a valuable resource for readers interested in art and its broader implications.
"Like the great German critic Walter Benjamin, Rosenberg is a master of dialectics whose sense of art is continuous with his sense of society, and (also like Benjamin) bears no taint of compromised, out-of-work radicalism. Instead, his radicalism is very much at work, enabling him to spot and skewer fallacies, false logic and the camouflaged nudity that is a large part of the art emperor's new wardrobe. [The De-definition of Art] detects with great sensitivity the forces that are deflecting and pressuring art in the direction of esthetic and moral nullity."—Jack Kroll, Newsweek
A vitally essential book for anyone who is concerned about the welfare of his own body. It offers valuable information for those who have been skeptical about the faddish aspect of many current vitamin books and those who are confused by the welter of information on vitamins and the lack of specific recommendations as to how much of each vitamin they should take.