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Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia
Roger Benjamin
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Description for Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia
Hardback. Offers an understanding of how the European avant-garde was formed in dialogue with cultural difference. This book looks closely at the cities of Tunis, Sousse, Hammamet, and Kairouan to flesh out a profound confrontation between European high modernism and the wealth of Islamic lifeways and architecture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 79 color, 46 b/w, 2 maps. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 264 x 20. Weight in Grams: 826.
Paul Klee experienced his 1914 trip to Tunisia as a major breakthrough for his art: Color and I are one, he famously wrote. I am a painter. Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia sets the scene for Klee's breakthrough with a close study of the parallel voyage undertaken in 1904 5 by Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Munter, who would later become Klee's friends. This artist couple, then at an early stage in their celebrated careers, produced a rich body of painting and photography known only to specialists. Paul Klee's 1914 trip with August Macke and Louis Moilliet, in ... Read more
Paul Klee experienced his 1914 trip to Tunisia as a major breakthrough for his art: Color and I are one, he famously wrote. I am a painter. Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia sets the scene for Klee's breakthrough with a close study of the parallel voyage undertaken in 1904 5 by Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Munter, who would later become Klee's friends. This artist couple, then at an early stage in their celebrated careers, produced a rich body of painting and photography known only to specialists. Paul Klee's 1914 trip with August Macke and Louis Moilliet, in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
815g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283657
SKU
V9780520283657
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About Roger Benjamin
Roger Benjamin is Professor of Art History at the University of Sydney. His notable publications include the prize-winning Orientalist Aesthetics: Art, Colonialism, and French North Africa, 1880--1930. In 1995 he co-curated Matisse for the Queensland Art Gallery, and in 1997 his exhibition Orientalism: Delacroix to Klee was held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He is former Director ... Read more
Reviews for Kandinsky and Klee in Tunisia
The sensitive exploration of the subject, the wide range of sources consulted, the fieldwork carried out, and Benjamin's captivating and accessible writing make this book essential reading for anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of the art inspired by these two journeys and of the experiences and cultural encounters provided for the artists concerned.
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