GIACOMETTI/ PURE PRESENCE

Taking its title from Jean-Paul Sartre, who described Giacometti's endeavor to give sensible expression to pure presence, this book explores the artist's work in relation to existentialist ideas. Spanning painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking, Giacometti's oeuvre ranges from surrealist objects to images of the human figure, with portraits of particular individuals at the center. This bo ok looks at the various phases of the artist's career and explores in detail his depiction of his main sitters, including his mother / Diego hi...[Read more]