Edited by Jean Khalfa, Fellow and Newton Trust Lecturer in French at Trinity College, Cambridge, this incisive exploration of the artist’s book was published in conjunction with a major exhibition held at the Fizwilliam Museum, Cambridge, in 2001.
Lavishly illustrated with images from the Bibliothèque Littéraire Jacques Doucet in Paris, The Dialogue between Paining and Poetry is a collection of essays contributed by some of the leading experts in the field, including the director of the Bibliothèque, Yves Peyré.
This is the most authoritative and comprehensive English language book on the subject yet published. It is beautifully produced, including 19 full colour plates.
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The
collaboration – or ‘dialogue’ – between
poet and visual artist is an essentially French
phenomenon, which flourished from the end of the
19th century, and continues in publishing
traditions today. The dialogue not only emphasised
the physical and conceptual links between words
and image, but produced some of the most memorable
imagery of the 20th century.
Some
poets felt they were naturally involved in a
dialogue with the visual arts, and artists came to
use the space of the page in a poetic and not
simply illustrative manner.
Throughout the period under review in
this study, the artist’s book becomes a medium
as distinct as painting, printmaking and
sculpture.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
| Introduction |
Art
Speaking Volumes by Jean Khalfa |
| Chapter
1 |
From
Nevermore to Eternity:
Mallarmé, Manet and 'The Raven' by
Michel Hannoosh |
| Chapter
2 |
La
Prose du Transsibrien et de la petite Jehanne
de France by René Riese Hubert & Judd
D Hubert |
| Chapter
3
|
The
Poetic Jouissance of André Masson by Alyce
Mahon |
| Chapter
4
|
André
Du Bouchet and Pierre Tal Coat by Emma Wagstaff
|
| Chapter
5
|
Dorny,
Noel, Debré: Two Creative Dailogues by Andrew
Rothwell |
| Chapter
6
|
The
Making of the Livre d'Artiste by David
Blundell
& Amélie Blanckaert |
| Chapter
7
|
A
Glimpse of the Future by Yves Peyré |
| Bibliography |
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