After Modernist Painting: The History of a Contemporary Practice

This book presents both a historical survey and a critical re-evaluation of the contested and contingent nature of the medium of painting over the last 60 years. Offering a critical account of painting specifically, rather than art more generally, After Modernist Painting provides a timely exploration of what has remained a persistent and protean medium.

Taking Clement Greenberg's “Modernist Painting” as its starting point, the book focuses on certain developments, including the relationship...