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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful book, a somewhat far-fetched demonstration but a good piece of artwriting,
By Claude Reich (Florianopolis, Brazil and Paris, France) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Cezanne & Giacometti: Paths of Doubt (Hardcover)
The catalogue for an exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, this book is a wonderful trove of beautiful reproductions of famous works by both artists. The works have been put together in order to serve the demonstration according to which there would be a mutual influence (albeit improbable since Cézanne never lived to know Giacometti)in the art of both Cézanne and Giacometti. If the latter obviously owes a debt to the master from Aix (who inspired or influenced almost every artist after him), the similarities between both artists, never studied before, also work, according to the authors, the other way around.
It takes some time and patience to understand the aim of this exhibition by reading the sometimes arduous, sometimes exciting text of the catalogue (the part that describes Giacometti's thoughts on Cézanne is particularly interesting and is an English translation of Giacometti's interviews with Georges Charbonnier which were originally held in French). It is of course up to the reader to be convinced (I, for one, was not) but I would eventually say it is worth the reading. |
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Cezanne & Giacometti: Paths of Doubt by Alberto Giacometti (Hardcover - May 1, 2008)
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