Calder/Miro

by Elizabeth Hutton Turner (Editor)

he sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) and the painter Joan Mir (1893-1983) first met in Paris in 1928 and became life-long friends. Both artists were pushing forward the boundaries of convention in their art. This original and vis-ually stimulating book tells for the first time the story of their friendship and examines the artistic influences between them. The book assembles 130 works to illustrate this visual dialogue and examines the artists' written correspondence and their exchanges of artwork and photographs over a period of forty years. This brilliant new book includes a foreword by Mir's grand-son Joan Punyet Mir, as well as a preface by Ernst Beyeler, co-founder of the Basel Artfair and head of the Beyeler Foundation in Switzerland. Themes explored are signs of friend--ship, shared projects, and the recovery of childhood in art. Selected examples of their work are highlighted alongside of an exhibition checklist, and a chronology of their lives. Calder/Mir is destined to be the definitive book on these two artists.

307 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of a wonderful, 48 year friendship between 2 talented artists whose art inspired each other's work. Beautiful photos of them over the years, in addition to their concept sketches, and final finished works.