Voices of Fire : : Art, Rage, Power, and the State / / ed. by Bruce Barber, Serge Guilbaut, John O'Brian.
On 7 March 1990 the National Gallery of Canada issued a press release announcing its purchase of a large abstract painting by the American artist Barnett Newman for $1.8 million. Within 72 hours the gallery was under attack both for its selection of Voice of Fire and for the price tag attached to it...
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