Nothing and Everything

Nothing and Everything explores the dynamic relationship between artists and composers in New York City from the end of World War II to the early 1960s. It highlights seven pioneering figures—Louise Bourgeois, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Joan Mitchell, and David Smith—who redefined their disciplines through radical abstraction.

Part of a wider creative circle, they socialised, exhibited, and championed each other’s ideas despite critical and public scepticism. The book presents paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings alongside musical scores and archival materials, including Cage’s Lecture on Nothing and Feldman’s compositions such as Projection I and Extension 4.

Details:

• Author: Dreishpoon, Douglas
• ISBN 9783952446171
• Hauser & Wirth Publishers
• Paperback104 pages
• 96 colour, 3 b/w illustrations
• Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm.