![]() ![]() The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture This early focus on modernism and the historical avant-garde has been an important touchstone for the rest of Foster’s work, even as his focus has shifted to other historical periods.įoster’s first notable book was an edited volume of essays titled KEEPING MODERNISM RADICAL IN THE POSTMODERN ERAĪfter receiving his bachelors degree in Art History and English Literature from Princeton (where he now teaches), and earning a masters degree from Columbia, Foster studied art history under Rosalind Krauss-the highly influential post-structuralist critic and theorist, best known as the author of "Sculpture in the Expanded Field"-at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, where he wrote his dissertation on Surrealism. What follows is an overview of Foster’s major works and ideas. In a single text, Foster devotes himself to the past and the present, high and low, with equal fervor. ![]() His writings on the history of the avant-garde and contemporary art are equally influential: Foster is a rare type of art historian whose impact in circles outside of academia has not diminished his esteem within it. That being said, Foster’s commitment to writing that’s both critical and historical has defined his career. A distinguished professor and academic, he is one of the most important art historians living today. ![]()
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