| Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres / Ellsworth Kelly Contributor(s): de Chassey, Éric (Author) |
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ISBN: 8888493611 ISBN-13: 9788888493619 Publisher: Drago OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Group Shows - Art | Subjects & Themes - General - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 709.22 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9" W x 12.9" (1.80 lbs) 176 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book catalogues the Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres/Ellsworth Kelly exhibition at The French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, a show that embodies the new approach toward Franco-American relations by reflecting the historic and artistic cultural ties between the two countries. The director of The French Academy in Rome, ric de Chassey is half French and half American and his attitude and presence provides firm ground on which to place this new world - old world t te- -t te. The visual dialogue between the work of the two artists seeks to understand what links the work of this American artist when he lived in Paris and the French painter whose work inspired academicism and many innovations in modern art. The exhibition was jointly conceived by Ellsworth Kelly and ric de Chassey. The catalogue presents the never-before-seen works of Ellsworth Kelly along with a selection of Ingres' drawings and paintings from The Louvre. It reflects the striking visual narrative of the exhibition, while maintaining the individual readability of each work for an exceptional presentation of two great artists that transcends time and space. The catalogue will include critical texts in three languages (French, Italian, and English) by ric de Chassey and New York's Whitney Museum curator Carter Foster. Ellsworth Kelly was born on May 31, 1923 in Newburgh, New York. Throughout his career, he crossed the traditional boundaries between painting, sculpture, and architecture. From 1950 to 1951, Kelly taught at the American School in Paris. He had his first Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1973, and had a career retrospective in 1996 organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was was more severe in his theories of art than in his own production, both in concept and in the handling of tone and texture. His basic belief in "art for art's sake," his rich color, and his brilliant drawing make Ingres a truly universal artist. In 1834, he came to Italy for the second time where he served as director of the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici until his final return to Paris in 1841. This book catalogues the Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres/Ellsworth Kelly exhibition at The French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, a show that embodies the new approach toward Franco-American relations by reflecting the historic and artistic cultural ties between the two countries. The director of The French Academy in Rome, ric de Chassey is half French and half American and his attitude and presence provides firm ground on which to place this new world - old world t te- -t te. The visual dialogue between the work of the two artists seeks to understand what links the work of this American artist when he lived in Paris and the French painter whose work inspired academicism and many innovations in modern art. The exhibition was jointly conceived by Ellsworth Kelly and ric de Chassey. The catalogue presents the never-before-seen works of Ellsworth Kelly along with a selection of Ingres' drawings and paintings from The Louvre. It reflects the striking visual narrative of the exhibition, while maintaining the individual readability of each work for an exceptional presentation of two great artists that transcends time and space. The catalogue will include critical texts in three languages (French, Italian, and English) by ric de Chassey and New York's Whitney Museum curator Carter Foster. Ellsworth Kelly was born on May 31, 1923 in Newburgh, New York. Throughout his career, he crossed the traditional boundaries between painting, sculpture, and architecture. From 1950 to 1951, Kelly taught at the American School in Paris. He had his first Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1973, and had a career retrospective in 1996 organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was was more severe in his theories of art than in his own production, both in concept and in the handling of tone and texture. His basic belief in "art for art's sake," his rich color, and his brilliant drawing make Ingres a truly universal artist. In 1834, he came to Italy for the second time where he served as director of the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici until his final return to Paris in 1841. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Chassey, Eric: - Eric de Buretel de Chassey is a French historian of French art, art critic, and professor of contemporary art at Francois Rabelais University in Tours, France. He has published books, essays, and catalogues on art from the 20th and 21st Centuries on abstraction, Matisse, American art and photography, and has curated numerous shows in France and abroad. Mr. de Chassey was named director of the French Academy in Rome in 2009. During his first two terms as Director of the French Academy in Rome, he carried out a thorough reform of the institution, which resulted in a revision of the statutory decree in 2012 and a reform of the residences in 2013. |