ALBERTO GIACOMETTI AND THE PERCEPTION OF REALITY

This book examines Alberto Giacomettis friendships with important artists who were his contemporaries, such as Picasso, Francis Gru ber, Balthus, and Tal-Coat. He examines the artists views of each other and the links and dissimilarities in their work. Discussion s between Giacometti and his friend, the philosopher Isaku Yanaihara, reveal interesting insights into the, rarely discussed, subjec t of Giacomettis fascination with East Asian Art.