The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan

by Richard Speer

One of the world's preeminent Abstract Expressionists, California-born painter Sam Francis (1923-1994) first traveled to Japan in 1957, quickly established studios and residences there, and became active in a circle of avant-garde artists, writers, filmmakers, architects, and composers, including members of the nascent Gutai and Mono-ha movements. This book chronicles those connections, as well as his complex and evolving relationship with East...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3858818615
• ISBN13: 9783858818614
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Scheidegger and Spiess
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.7" x 12.0"