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The Artist's Reality

by Mark Rothko
Christopher Rothko
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Mark Rothkoâs classic book on artistic practice, ideals, and philosophy, now with an expanded introduction and an afterword by Makoto Fujimura
Stored in a New York City warehouse for many years after the artistâs death, this extraordinary manuscript by Mark Rothko (1903â1970) was published to great acclaim in 2004. Probably written in 1940 or 1941, it contains Rothkoâs ideas on the modern art world, art history, myth, beauty, the challenges of being an artist in society, the true nature of âAmerican art,â and much more.
In his introduction, illustrated with examples of Rothkoâs work and pages from the manuscript, the artistâs son, Christopher Rothko, describes the discovery of the manuscript and the fascinating process of its initial publication. This edition includes discussion of Rothkoâs âScribble Bookâ (1932), his notes on teaching art to children, which has received renewed scholarly attention in recent years and provides clues to the genesis of Rothkoâs thinking on pedagogy.
In an afterword written for this edition, artist and author Makoto Fujimura reflects on how Rothkoâs writings offer a âlifeboatâ for âart world refugeesâ and a model for upholding artistic ideals. He considers the transcendent capacity of Rothkoâs paintings to express pure ideas and the significance of the decade-long gap between The Artistâs Reality and Rothkoâs mature paintings, during which the horrors of the Holocaust and the atomic bomb were unleashed upon the world.

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