Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Francesco Clemente (b. 1952) has, since the 1980s, been a leading artist in the international revival of expressionist figure painting and sculpture. Clemente's subjects -- rooted in both the physical and the surreal, spiritual worlds -- create a vast body of work that appeals to diverse audiences. This stunning book is published to accompany a major retrospective exhibition.
Clemente draws upon a pan-historic web of impulses, mediating among the myriad cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, Byzantium, Europe, India, and America. Stylistically his work recalls the Italian Renaissance, Indian miniatures, European Romanticism, Abstract Expressionism, and Pop Art. Clemente's widespread cultural interests and nomadic lifestyle -- New York is his home but he spends part of each year in Italy, India, and the New Mexico desert -- have deeply affected his art.
Description
Includes bibliographic references (p. [496]-499) and index of reproductions.
Table of Contents
Francesco Clemente: once you begin the journey you never return / Lisa Dennison -- I / Lisa Dennison with entries by Craig Houser -- Unborn / Gita Mehta with "Flower," "Chain," and "Place" by Robert Creeley and "The Gold Paintings" by Gregory Corso -- Bestiary / Ettore Sottsass with "Loop" by Robert Creeley and "Pastel Sentences" by Allen Ginsberg -- Conversion to her / Robert Creeley -- Amulets and prayers / Jyotindra Jain -- Sky / Gus Van Sant with "The Swan" and "The Skull" by Robert Creeley -- Rooms / Francesco Pellizzi -- Books, palimpsests, collaborations / Raymond Foye -- Chronology / Rene Ricard -- Selected exhibition history / compiled by Melanie Mariäno -- Selected bibliography -- Index of reproductions.