Modigliani: Beyond the Myth Jewish Museum; Art Gallery of Ontario; Phillips Collection; Klein, Mason and Berger, Maurice

Modigliani: Beyond the Myth Jewish Museum; Art Gallery of Ontario; Phillips Collection; Klein, Mason and Berger, Maurice

ISBN 10: 0300105738 / ISBN 13: 9780300105735

Published by Yale University Press, 2004

Seller Inventory # XM-030

Synopsis:

Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) is one of the greatest - and most misunderstood - artists of the twentieth century. His incisive portraits, erotically charged nudes, beautiful drawings, and primitivistic sculpture have been admired for decades. Modigliani's work, however, has typically been examined in the limited context of his so-called bohemian, anti-intellectual lifestyle. This groundbreaking book revises this approach toward Modigliani's art, presenting a convincing revisionist examination of the unique historical, social, religious, and cultural significance of his oeuvre. Modigliani: Beyond the Myth looks at the artist and his art from a variety of important perspectives: his proud heritage as a Sephardic Jew, whose spirituality embraced non-Western, classical, and Christian iconography while retaining his own ethnic identity; his critical engagement with the dialogues of the most radical of his avant-garde contemporaries (Picasso, Soutine, Matisse, and Brancusi); the influence of tribal art and Judaism on his portraiture; the representation of the female nude in his works from a feminist cultural perspective; and the remarkable reception of his work in Italy during his lifetime. Lavishly illustrated and including a detailed chronology of his life, this fascinating book situates Modigliani anew in the history of twentieth-century art.

From the Publisher: This book is the catalogue for a major exhibition at The Jewish Museum, New York (May 21 to Semptember 19, 2004); the Art Gallery of Ontario (October 23, 2004 to January 23, 2005); and the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (February 19 to May 29, 2005).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Modigliani: Beyond the Myth Jewish Museum; ...
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New