Alberto Giacometti - Softcover
Curated by Giacometti Foundation's Director Catherine Grenier, the exhibition offers a chronological and thematic itinerary covering the two definitive periods of Alberto Giacometti's life -before and after the Second World War- and touches upon his friendships with the leading artists and intellectuals of his period in Paris. Devoted to Giacometti's early works, the first part of the exhibition demonstrates the influence of Giovanni Giacometti, the father of the artist and a Swiss Post-Impressionist painter himself, on Giacometti's output during these years and his role in his son's development. The exhibition also illustrates Alberto Giacometti's relations with Post-Cubist artists and the Surrealist movement between 1922 and 1935, one of the important sculptures series he created during his first years in Paris, and the critical role he played in the art scene of the period. The second part of the exhibition brings together the artist's key works from his mature period, most of which were made between 1950 and 1960, a time when the artist had altered his perception of the world and depicted reality not as it was but as he saw it. This was also the period when he focused on the human figure. As in his paintings, Giacometti worked nonstop on his sculptures, either from nature or from memory, trying to capture the universal facial expressions. In the 60s, Giacometti paid homage to Paris, the city where he lived, by drawing its streets, cafés, and more private places like his studio and the apartment of his wife, Annette. These drawings would make up his last book, Paris sans fin (Paris Without End). A wide selection of lithographs from these drawings accompanies the exhibition, along with archival material (letters, sketches, publications) and a selection of photographs.
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- PublisherPera Müzesi Yayinlari
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 6054642413
- ISBN 13 9786054642410
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages167
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Alberto Giacometti. [Exhibition catalogue]. Forworded by Catherine Grenier, Suna - Inan - Ipek Kiraç.
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (29 x 25 cm). In English. 167 p., color ills. "As the first extensive exhibition in Turkey to showcase the works of leading 20th-century sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, (1901-1966) in a retrospective approach, reveals his artistic career, most of which was spent at his studio in Paris, Montparnasse, through a range of works that extend from his earlier to latest oeuvre, including an unfinished piece. In the course of his career, which he began at a very young age, Giacometti turned from Neo-Impressionist influences to post-Cubist and Surrealist creations. Compelled to search for an exploration of the reality of a human form, he was expelled from the Surrealist movement of which he was a part for some time and, until his death, embarked upon a solitary adventure with the human figure in his repeatedly produced sculptures and paintings. The heads and slender, elongated figures he worked on at his small studio culminated in countless works in his quest to depict reality not as it is but as he was seeing it. Exhibition catalogue presents works by the artist, centered on the two most defining periods, namely pre- and post-World War II, in Giacometti's artistic career, and also sheds light upon the artist's infinite quest through his own writings, interview and essays.". Seller Inventory # 018905
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Alberto Giacometti. Curator: Catherine Grenier. Edited by Catherine Grenier, Christian Alandete, Begum Akkoyunlu Ersoz, Tania Bahar. [Exhibition catalogue].
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. GIACOMETTI, ALBERTO Alberto Giacometti. Curator: Catherine Grenier. Edited by Catherine Grenier, Christian Alandete, Begum Akkoyunlu Ersoz, Tania Bahar. [Exhibition catalogue]. Istanbul: Suna ve Inan Kirac Vakfi Pera Muzesi, 2015. 4to., 165 p., color ills. In Turkish and English. Paperback. New ISBN: 9786054642410 CATALOG: Painting & Sculpture KEYWORDS: History of art Sculpture Curated by Giacometti Foundation?s Director Catherine Grenier, the exhibition offers a chronological and thematic itinerary covering the two definitive periods of Alberto Giacometti?s life ?before and after the Second World War- and touches upon his friendships with the leading artists and intellectuals of his period in Paris. Devoted to Giacometti?s early works, the first part of the exhibition demonstrates the influence of Giovanni Giacometti, the father of the artist and a Swiss Post-Impressionist painter himself, on Giacometti?s output during these years and his role in his son?s development. The exhibition also illustrates Alberto Giacometti?s relations with Post-Cubist artists and the Surrealist movement between 1922 and 1935, one of the important sculptures series he created during his first years in Paris, and the critical role he played in the art scene of the period. The second part of the exhibition brings together the artist?s key works from his mature period, most of which were made between 1950 and 1960, a time when the artist had altered his perception of the world and depicted reality not as it was but as he saw it. This was also the period when he focused on the human figure. As in his paintings, Giacometti worked nonstop on his sculptures, either from nature or from memory, trying to capture the universal facial expressions. In the 60s, Giacometti paid homage to Paris, the city where he lived, by drawing its streets, cafes, and more private places like his studio and the apartment of his wife, Annette. These drawings would make up his last book, Paris sans fin (Paris Without End). A wide selection of lithographs from these drawings accompanies the exhibition, along with archival material (letters, sketches, publications) and a selection of photographs. Seller Inventory # 60311
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