BEEKMAN, KLAUS/JAN DE VRIES [EDS.]. — Avant-Garde and Criticism.

Amsterdam-New York, Rodopi. 2007. Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: 362pp., [4]pp., 16 contributions with illustrations - notes - references, introduction, note on contributors, list illustrations, table of contents. CONTENTS: 1. Klaus Beekman & Jan de Vries: Introduction. Criticism and Avant-Garde. 2. Jean-Roch Bouiller: Art Criticism and Avant-Garde: André Lhote’s Written Works. 3. Ben Rebel: Architectural Criticism in De 8 en Opbouw. 4. Ansje van Beusekom: Theo van Doesburg and Writings on Film in De Stijl. 5. Peter G.F. Eversmann: The International Theatre Exhibition of 1922 and the Critics. 6. Nico Laan: The Making of a Reputation: the Case of Cobra. 7. Hugo Verdaasdonk: Avant-Garde Reviewing of New Book Releases. A Case Study from The Netherlands. 8. Willem G. Westeijn: Mayakovsky as Literary Critic. 9. Gregor Langfeld: German Art in The Netherlands before and after World War II. 9. Arie Hartog: Banality in Art Criticism. Comments on the Reception of Art in the German Daily Press of the 1920s. 10. Hubert F. van den Berg: A Victorious Campaign for Dadaism? On the Press Coverage of the Dutch Dada Tour of 1923. 11. Klaus Beekman: The Inevitability of Argumentative Criticism. Theo van Doesburg and the Constructive Review. 12. Ralf Grüttemeier: On Intentionality and Avant-Garde Criticism. 13. Wiljan van den Akker & Gillis Dorleijn: Resistance to the Avant-Garde. Criticism of the Avant-Garde in Dutch Literary Periodicals. 14. Sabine van Wesemael: Dutch Contemporaries on Proust and the Historic Avant-Garde. 15. Hestia Bavelaar: The Writing Artists of the Magazine Kroniek van Kunst en Kultuur (Chronicle of Art and Culture) in the Period 1935-1941. Very fine copy - as new. Volume 21: Avant-Garde Critical Studies.