Philip Pavia

Philip Pavia
Born(1911-03-16)March 16, 1911
Bridgeport, Connecticut, US
DiedApril 13, 2005(2005-04-13) (aged 94)
New York City, US
EducationYale, Art Students League, Accademia delle Belle Arti
Occupation(s)Sculptor. Founder of The Club (fine arts)
Founder, editor and publisher of It is. A Magazine for Abstract Art
Known forScatter sculpture
MovementAbstract expressionism
SpouseNatalie Edgar
ChildrenLuigi (b. 1968; d. 2012), Paul (b. 1971)
Websitehttp://philippavia.com/chronology.html

Philip Pavia (1911-2005) was a culturally influential American artist of Italian descent, known for his scatter sculpture and figurative abstractions, and the debate he fostered among many of the 20th century's most important art thinkers.[1][2] A founder of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, he "did much to shift the epicenter of Modernism from Paris to New York," both as founding organizer of The Club and as founder, editor and publisher of the short-lived but influential art journal It Is: A Magazine for Abstract Art.[3][4][5] Reference to the magazine appears in the archives of more than two dozen celebrated art figures, including Picasso, Peggy Guggenheim, and art critic Clement Greenberg.[6][7] The Club is credited with inspiring art critic Harold Rosenberg’s influential essay “The American Action Painters" and the historic 9th Street Show.[8][9][10]

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  2. ^ Moss, Drew (July 7, 2016). "Philip Pavia Turned Rocks Into Art". Long Island Pulse.
  3. ^ "Philip Pavia: Sculptor and champion of Abstract Expressionism who did much to shift the epicentre of Modernism from Paris to New York". The Times. May 23, 2005.
  4. ^ "High Seas". Williams College Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ^ MassLive, The Associated Press | (2010-09-29). "MoMA mounts its largest presentation of abstract expressionist art". masslive. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  6. ^ "Pavia, Philip, 1915-2005 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
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  8. ^ Diggory, Terence (2009). Encyclopedia of the New York School Poets. Facts on File Literary Movements. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8160-5743-6
  9. ^ "The Shows That Made Contemporary Art History: The Ninth Street Show". Artland Magazine. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  10. ^ "The exhibition that pushed NYC to the art world's centre | art | Phaidon". www.phaidon.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.