Lucien C. Kapp

The motifs and forms in the Abstract Expressionist works of the American painter and graphic artist Lucien C. Kapp can be interpreted as a condensation of the world.

This book explores the unusual oeuvre of the American painter Lucien C. Kapp, wholargely under the radar of art historyforged a bridge between Abstract Expressionism and the twenty-first century. It discusses his three artistic homes of Illinois, Japan, and Styria in Austria, each of which in its own way fired the artist's imagination and inspired him to condense the world. A recurring theme over the years was the expelled Indigenous peoples of the former Mississippian culture: the Illini, the Cahokia, and the Menominee. In addition, the publication provides a condensed overview of abstract art's immigration to the US after being driven from Europe and Russia by war and dictatorships. At the same time, it illuminates the various standpoints of artists, critics, and art historians on the question of who is allowed to pass judgment on art. Finally, the unconventional, often paradoxical titles that Lucien C. Kapp gave his works are embedded in a short history of work titles.

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Barbara Aulinger hat Kunstgeschichte und Soziologie studiert und an der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz und an anderen österreichischen Universitäten mit den Schwerpunkten Theoriengeschichte, Kunstsoziologie und Klassische Moderne gelehrt. Sie hat mehrere Monografien und Beiträge über diese Gebiete publiziert, u.a. auch die erste Monografie über die neuen Euro-Banknoten Vom Gulden zum Euro, 2000 (Böhlau Verlag).