Levy .:. A transatlantic avant-garde

Lévy, Sophie [ed.],
A transatlantic avant-garde. American artists in Paris, 1918-1939. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. 263 Seiten mit Abbildungen. Kartoniert (Klappenbroschur). 4to. 1644 g

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* Publ. in conj. with the touring exhibition of the same name, Musée d’Art Américain, Giverny, France, August 31 - November 30, 2003 [...].
Bestell-Nr.154437 | ISBN: 0-520-24207-6

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Levy | Kunstausstellung | Ausstellungskatalog | Exhibition Catalogue

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Paxis has always been open to outside influences and foreign artists, welcoming diverse cultures from around the world.
The exhibition organized by the Musee d'Art Arnericain Giverny reveals that American artists significantly contributed to the burgeoning artistic production in Paris during the interwar period. At a time marked by international tensions and nationalist tendencies, Paris remained a forum opened to artists from both continents who, to the benefit of all, forged a resolutely modern path for art. It was largely due to this fertile exchange and intense dialogue that Paris emerged as the capital of new trends and avant-garde initiatives.
Reciprocal glances, shared inspiration, mutual fascination: the ties that bound Paris and America are apparent in the rarely seen artworks on display in A Transatlantic Avant-Garde: American Artists in Paris. 1918-1939. Each work testifies to the extraordinary artistic and cultural vitality that characterizes a period that hovered between hope and fear.
I therefore urge all art lovers to discover the boundless creativity of Americans who, from Man Ray and Stuart Davis to John Storrs, Lee Miller. Kay Sage. and Isamu Noguchi, helped to make Paris the artistic capital of the world. Furthermore. I would like to express the hope that artists of today and tomorrow, on both sides of the Atlantic. will continue to use their art to strengthen friendship and understanding between peoples.
BERTRAND DELANOE

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