Marie de Brugerolle

Jean-Yves Jouannais

Thierry Costesèque

Sebastien Sanz de Santamaria

Western

Guy de Cointet

Guy de Cointet (American, b. France, 1934-1983) was fascinated with language, which he explored primarily through performance and drawing. His practice involved collecting random phrases, words, and even single letters from popular culture and literary sources--he often cited Raymond Roussel's novel Impressions of Africa as influential--and working these elements into non-linear narratives, which were presented as plays to his audience.Paintings and works on paper would then figure prominently within these performances. In his play At Sunrise . . . A Cry Was Heard (1976), a large painting depicting letters bisected by a white sash served as a main subject and prop, with the lead actress continuously referring to it and reading its jumble of letters as if it were an ordinary script. His drawings likewise are almost readable but just beyond comprehension.De Cointet is recognized as one of the major figures in the Conceptual art movement that emerged in Los Angeles in the 1970s, having strongly influenced a number of prominent artists working in southern California today, including Paul McCarthy and Mike Kelley, for whom both drawing and performance figure significantly in their artistic practices. The book, written by Marie de Brugerolle and published with the Estate of Guy de Cointet, is the first to offer an overview of this enigmatic and influential oeuvre.Published with the Estate of Guy de Cointet. Updated, 2016 edition.English Edition.French edition also available 9783037644782

John Baldessari

Retrace la carrière de l'artiste John Baldessari à travers ses oeuvres majeures, de ses premières peintures de 1962 à "Blockage" en 2005.

From Life, édition bilingue français-anglais

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Jessica Morgan

Leslie Jones

Tate Modern (Gallery)

A major figure in contemporary art, John Baldessari is widely considered one of the most influential artists to emerge since the mid-1960s. From his early text-and-image paintings to his more recent photo collages and installations, Baldessari has continued to make art that addresses the social impact of mass culture, often playfully through strategies of appropriation and deconstruction. Baldessari's lifelong interest in language, written and visual, and the interaction between the two, raises questions about the nature of communication and perception. More than 400 illustrations are presented in full colour in this monograph published in conjunction with a major exhibition organised by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Tate Modern in London. Eleven essays by critics, curators, art historians, and an artist and former student of Baldessari's round out this volume. Few contemporary artists have achieved the range and relevance of Baldessari's oeuvre, which is finally given its due in this elegant retrospective book.

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Marie de Brugerolle

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