GiacomettiAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 26 June 2018
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This comprehensive survey of the work of the Swiss-born modern master Alberto Giacometti offers a fresh and incisive account of his entire creative output. Published on the occasion of Giacomettiâ?Ts first major museum presentation in the U.S. in over a decade, the volume brings together nearly 200 sculptures, paintings and drawings to trace the artistâ?Ts wide-ranging and hugely innovative engagement with the human form across various mediums. While Giacometti may be best known for his distinct figurative sculptures that emerged after World War II, including a series of elongated standing women, striding men and expressive busts, this volume devotes equal attention to the artistâ?Ts early and midcareer development. It explores his lesser-known engagement with Cubism and Surrealism as well as African, Oceanic and Cycladic art, which preceded his shift to figuration, while also highlighting his remarkable talents as a draftsman and painter alongside his sculptural oeuvre. Of particular focus is Giacomettiâ?Ts studio practice, which is examined through rarely seen plaster sculptures that highlight the artistâ?Ts working process, in addition to ephemera and historical photographs documenting his relationship with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum â?" which hosted the artistâ?Ts first U.S. exhibition, in 1955 â?" and with New York City.
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