KAREL APPEL RETROSPECTIVE

Published to accompany a major retrospective exhibition and including 67 paintings, 12 sculptures and more than 60 drawings, K. Appel: Retrospective demonstrates that Dutch artist K. Appel was much more than just a member of the avant-garde Cobra group, and more than the flamboyant personal image he cultivated. I'm tackling two clichés, Franz Kaiser, the exhibition's curator, told The New York Times. One is that Appel was always identified with Cobra and the other one is that Karel was 'just messing around.' Appel had a long and varie...[Read more]