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Saving Abstraction : Morton Feldman, the De Menils, and the Rothko Chapel by Ryan Dohoney is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Saving Abstraction : Morton Feldman, the De Menils, and the Rothko Chapel about?
Saving Abstraction: Morton Feldman, the de Menils, and the Rothko Chapel' tells the story of the 1972 premier of Morton Feldman's music for the Rothko Chapel in Houston. Built in 1971 for "people of all faiths or none," the chapel houses 14 monumental paintings by famed abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, who had committed suicide in only one year earlier. Upon its opening, visitors' responses to the chapel ranged from spiritual succor to abject tragedy-the latter being closest to Rothko's inten
Who reads Saving Abstraction : Morton Feldman, the De Menils, and the Rothko Chapel?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ryan Dohoney
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190948597
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Art, History, Music
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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