{"product_id":"the-collected-essays-and-criticism-volume-2-arrogant-purpose-19451949","title":"The Collected Essays and Criticism  Volume 2: Arrogant Purpose  1945-1949","description":"\u003cp\u003eClement Greenberg (19091994)  champion of abstract expressionism and modernismof Pollock  Mir  and Matissehas been esteemed by many as the greatest art critic of the second half of the twentieth century  and possibly the greatest art critic of all time. On radio and in print  Greenberg was the voice of \"the new American painting \" and a central figure in the postwar cultural history of the United States.  Greenberg first established his reputation writing for the Partisan Review  which he joined as an editor in 1940. He became art critic for the Nation in 1942  and was associate editor of Commentary from 1945 until 1957. His seminal essay  \"Avant-Garde and Kitsch\" set the terms for the ongoing debate about the relationship of modern high art to popular culture. Though many of his ideas have been challenged  Greenberg has influenced generations of critics  historians  and artists  and he remains influential to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985875693621,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226306224","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226306223.jpg?v=1770875139","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-collected-essays-and-criticism-volume-2-arrogant-purpose-19451949","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}