JOSEPH CORNELL y JUAN GRIS

An insightful study of Joseph Cornell's fascination with the Cubist painter Juan Gris, shedding new light on the work of both artist s Joseph Cornell first viewed Cubist painter Juan Gris's The Man at the Cafe in October 1953. This visual encounter prompted Cornell to create more than a dozen hand-constructed shadow boxes as homages to Gris, each featuring a variation on a motif that echoes for mal elements in Gris's painting. This unique book explores Cornell's deep fascination with Gris, uncovering compositional similariti es that ...[Read more]