A Troublesome Subject: The Art of Robert Arneson (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520273832)

The first major book to consider the life and work of Robert Arneson, A Troublesome Subject tells the fascinating story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. Representing the full scope of Arneson's career in a rich survey of color reproductions, this book is at once a study of the trajectory of contemporary culture, the work of Robert Arneson, and the relationship between the two. It shows how Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Jonathan Fineberg develops his ongoing work toward a psychosocial history of art as he proceeds through Arneson's career--chronicling his early life, the formation of a personal style, and finding a unique subject matter in his famous post-1970 turn to self-portraiture.

Author: Jonathan Fineberg
ISBN-10: 0520273834
ISBN-13: 9780520273832
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2013
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 02/22/2013 pg. 16
Publishers Weekly 04/08/2013