Karel Appel, a Gesture of Colour

by Jean-François Lyotard

The first volume in the new series Jean-Fran ois Lyotard: Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists is dedicated to the Dutch Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and poet Karel Appel (1921-2006). Originally published in German, the book's original French text, written in 1992 as the result of a correspondence with Karel Appel, is here published for the first time. In his text about Appel, Lyotard reflects on the nature and function of color...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9058677567
• ISBN13: 9789058677563
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher