BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 11.75 x 12.5 in. / 544 pgs / 61 color / illustrated throughout

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date 2/2/2002
Out of print

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2002

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9788488786418 TRADE
List Price: $295.00 CAD $360.00

AVAILABILITY
Not available

TERRITORY
NA Japan

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Tàpies: Complete Works Volume V

1982-1985

Essay by Miquel Tapies. Foreword by Serge Guilbaut. Catalog compiled by Anna Agusti.

Antoni Tapies' contribution to the aesthetics of the 20th century can be understood through his particular treatment of texture and material, a sensibility that has lent his paintings the unmistakably rich, mottled, and ancient character of a Spanish wall. Walls block access and vision, but also provide a backdrop for graffiti and the effects of the passing of time, and Tapies' consistent use of this motif and the magical assortment of materials through which it is conveyed encompass his endeavor to depict the continuity of physical matter. The fifth volume in this definitive catalogue of his complete works presents Tapies' output between 1982 and 1985, a brief but prolific period during which, despite the predominance of Neo-Expressionism, his influence continued to spread and his work was acknowledged by younger generations.