{"product_id":"frank-ohara-and-moma-new-york-poet-global-curator-9781350398597","title":"Frank O'Hara and MoMA: New York Poet, Global Curator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first book to closely examine the curatorial work that the celebrated poet Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) undertook for the Museum of Modern Art in New York, from 1950 to his death.\u003c\/b\u003e It traces O'Hara's distinguished curatorial career at home and abroad, situating his work for MoMA's International Program, as well as the Jewish Museum in New York, within the Cold War politics of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpon his premature death, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e obituary ran with the headline: 'Frank O'Hara, 40, Museum Curator \/ Exhibitions Aide at Modern Art Dies - Also a Poet'. However, in the half a century since, his fascinating career as a curator, where he oversaw exhibitions of the likes of Helen Frankenthaler, Jackson Pollock, Mark Tobey and Seymour Lipton, among others, has been eclipsed by the critical attention given over to his poetry. Drawing on a broad range of unpublished archival material, \u003ci\u003eCurating Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the impact O'Hara's curatorial work had both on the reception of American modern art abroad and on the curatorial profession itself. Through close examination of O'Hara's curatorial practice and career, the book illuminates the organization and reception of modern art exhibitions during the 1950s\/1960s Cold War period more broadly, and also considers the ways in which O'Hara's style of thinking and writing about art were prescient in terms of the methodologies championed today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together readings of O'Hara's poems and letters with a selection of illustrations, \u003ci\u003eCurating Modern Life\u003c\/i\u003e argues for O'Hara's sense of exuberant continuity between life as a writer and a curator, an American and a cosmopolitan - revealing that he was so much more besides the quintessential New York poet. It is perfect reading for anyone interested in American art in the mid-20th century, curatorial and museum studies, or simply this lesser-known but fascinating aspect of the legendary poet's career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew James Holman\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in English and Fine Arts at The University of Hertfordshire, UK. He has held research fellowships at The Courtauld, UK, Yale University, USA, the Smithsonian, USA, and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies in Berlin, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623556874514,"sku":"9781350398597","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2673175b-1f02-4127-b076-480bcd620f15.jpg?v=1758639870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frank-ohara-and-moma-new-york-poet-global-curator-9781350398597","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}