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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut, John O'Brian, "[http://books.google.com/books/about/Voices_of_fire.html?id=XiBA86UK_a4C Voices of fire: art, rage, power, and the state]", Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802078036. |
* Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut, John O'Brian, "[http://books.google.com/books/about/Voices_of_fire.html?id=XiBA86UK_a4C Voices of fire: art, rage, power, and the state]", Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802078036. |
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* Dowler, Kevin. "In Defense of the Realm: Public Controversy and the Apologetics of Art." ''Theory Rules: Art as Theory, Theory and Art.'' Jody Berland, Will Straw and David Tomas, eds. Toronto: YYZ Books and University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802007074 |
* Dowler, Kevin. "In Defense of the Realm: Public Controversy and the Apologetics of Art." ''Theory Rules: Art as Theory, Theory and Art.'' Jody Berland, Will Straw and David Tomas, eds. Toronto: YYZ Books and University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802007074 a pice thats qiute preassless anyone would wont the chance to have it |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 18:45, 18 April 2012
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| Artist | Barnett Newman |
| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Acrylic on canvas |
| Location | National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
Voice of Fire is an acrylic on canvas abstract painting made by American painter Barnett Newman in 1967.
The purchase of Voice of Fire by the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa for its permanent collection in 1989 at a cost of $1.8 million caused a storm of controversy.[1] Some residents mocked the purchase with striped T-shirts and ties that mimicked the painting.[1] A book called Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State, edited by Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut and John O'Brian, and published in 1996, discusses the issues around the purchase of the painting.
History of Voice of Fire
Commissioned for Expo 67, the International and Universal Exposition that took place in Montreal during Canada's 1967 centennial, Voice of Fire was part of the US pavilion organized by art critic and historian Alan Solomon. The exhibition, American Painting Now featured the work of twenty-two artists installed in the US Pavilion a geodesic dome designed by engineer Buckminster Fuller.[2] Explicitly oriented to Solomon's directions, Voice of Fire's 18 foot length was vertical to echo the size of the dome. This was the first time Newman worked on this scale in a vertical format.[3] The paintings were displayed along other symbols of American progress, an Apollo space capsule and red-and-white striped Apollo parachutes, photographs of the moon and large-scale photographs of movie stars.[4]
In the spring of 1987, Brydon Smith, then assistant director of the National Gallery of Canada[5] contacted Newman's widow Annalee to ask if she would consider lending it to the gallery for a temporary exhibition the following year to coincide with the completion of a new building.[3]
In May 1988 Voice of Fire was installed in the newly constructed National Gallery of Canada with little media attention or controversy. It was displayed in a large, high-ceiling space, with only a few other works by American artists Milton Resnick, Jackson Pollock and Tony Smith. In this display of post-war US art, Voice of Fire "was given pride of place" as the centrepiece.[5] In March 1990, the National Gallery announced its purchase of the painting for $1.8 million.[6]
References
Sources
- O'Brian, John. "Who's Afraid of Barnett Newman?" Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State. Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut and John O'Brian, eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802078036
- Smith, Brydon. "Some Thoughts about the Making and Meaning of Voice of Fire." Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State. Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut and John O'Brian, eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802078036
Further reading
- Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut, John O'Brian, "Voices of fire: art, rage, power, and the state", Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802078036.
- Dowler, Kevin. "In Defense of the Realm: Public Controversy and the Apologetics of Art." Theory Rules: Art as Theory, Theory and Art. Jody Berland, Will Straw and David Tomas, eds. Toronto: YYZ Books and University of Toronto Press, 1996. ISBN 0802007074 a pice thats qiute preassless anyone would wont the chance to have it