2 Quotes & Sayings By Abraham Skorka
Abraham Skorka was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia, in 1929. He studied philosophy at Charles University in Prague and art history at the University of Paris. Much of his work explores the relationship between art, history, and political ideology. He has written extensively on symbolism, myth, and popular culture
He has published on Cézanne, Duchamp, Picasso, Warhol, and on modern movements such as Surrealism and Pop Art. His books include From Picasso to Warhol: Avant-Garden Art in Postwar America (1984), The Origins of Surrealism (1988), The Surrealists (1993), Chagall the Master (1996), Duchamp the Master (1997), Francesco Clemente: An Artist's Life (2000), Francis Bacon: The Critical Heritage (2001), Picasso: The Critical Heritage (2001) and The Origins of Modernism (2003).