Maillol--A Different View

Explores the perceptions of the male artists' gaze through Aristide Maillol's sculpture.

French sculptor Aristide Maillol (1861-1944) is sometimes referred to as the "C zanne of sculpture" as he, like Paul C zanne in painting, paved the way for abstraction. Though Maillol began as a painter, he produced an impressive collection of sculptures, many featuring women, over the course of his career.

This book, published in conjunction with a comprehensive Maillol exhibition at the Kunsthaus Z rich, examines how the male gaze operates in Maillol's art and the changing perceptions of this gaze from the nineteenth century to today. A photo essay by Franca Candrian contrasts Maillol's V nus au collier with works by modern and contemporary women artists from the Kunsthaus Z rich's collection. An essay by feminist art historian and curator Catherine McCormack explores the presence of art depicting female nudes in contemporary museums. Supplemented by an introduction by Philippe B ttner, curator of Kunsthaus Z rich's permanent collection, the book thus offers a fresh and unique view of Maillol and his art.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039421255
• ISBN13: 9783039421251
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"