Fitting Paul Klee's extraordinary oeuvre into book form is certainly a complex endeavor--Klee's diverse body of work is always opening itself up to new interpretations, and has escaped classification under the aegis of any particular style, group, or movement. This monograph achieves this feat by offering Klee in all his uniqueness, never attempting to subject the artist and his work to one interpretation. Here we see Klee's organically developed and open-ended art, which sought inspiration everywhere and in turn inspired so many in all areas of the arts. Fairytale lyricism and grotesque satire, tender jesting and very real horror, profound mysticism and sober romanticism all coexist in Klee's images. These works radiate a variety and creative energy that is rarely seen in such profusion. Paul Klee: Life and Work presents a comprehensive selection of paintings and other images, documented in nearly 500 color and black-and-white images, alongside essays that explore the artist's life and offer surprising insights into his work.

Paul Klee: His Life and Work

Arts & Photography

Lanchner, Carolyn

Temkin, Ann

Olgiati, Valerio

Werckmeister, O.K.

Köb, Edelbert

Joanelly, Tibor

History & Criticism

Hatje Cantz Publishers

This catalogue presents Wolfgang's Laib's exhibition on all four floors of the Kunsthaus Bregenz, and features photos of his delicate sculptures made from beeswax, marble, milk, rice, and pollen, as well as of the artist creating these meditative pieces.

Wolfgang Laib

von Samsonow, Elisabeth

Sagmeister, Rudolf

Laib, Wolfgang

Photography & Video

Verlag De Buchhandlung Walter

This series of images from contemporary photographers including Sugimoto and Gursky, and painters including Rothko, Martin, Mondrian and Friedrich, juxtaposes horizontal landscapes with horizontally structured abstract works. Its concentrated selection reveals formal analogies and similarities of both content and effect: the horizontal reads as a synonym for calm, concentration, and transcendental experience.

The Perception of the Horizontal

Martin, Agnes

Rosenblum, Robert

Weiermair, Peter

Hapkemeyer, Andreas

Kirschl, Wilfried

Schmeid, Wieland

Speck, Rainer

Individual Artists

Walther König, Köln

From a party that never happened (the Cityrama II tour of Cologne planned by Wolf Vostell and Stefan Wewerka for March 2, 1962, which almost all the Nouveau Realisme artists were invited to), to a party that did (the group's festive anniversary celebration and dissolution in 1970), this comprehensive study tracks an influential movement closely. Includes detailed chronology.

Nouveau Réalisme

Koddenberg, Matthias

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Moderne Kunst Nürnberg

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