On Modern Art
Jean-Paul Sartre, "On Modern Art "
English | ISBN: 0857429108 | 2021 | 152 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0857429108 | 2021 | 152 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
A collection of insightful essays by the French philosopher on contemporary art.
Iconic French novelist, playwright, and essayist Jean-Paul Sartre is widely recognized as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has remained relevant and thought-provoking through the decades. The Seagull Sartre Library now presents some of his most incisive philosophical, cultural, and literary critical essays in twelve newly designed and affordable editions.
Sartre was a prodigious commentator on contemporary art, as is evident from the short but incisive essays that make up this important volume. Sartre examines here the work of a wide range of artists, including recognized masters such as Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, and André Masson, alongside unacknowledged greats like French painter Robert Lapoujade and German painter-photographer Wols.
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