By Antoine, Lorent, Moreau
ISBN 9782804603595
Evelyne Axell, l’Amazone du Pop Art, 1935-1972 (book)
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Evelyne Axell – The Amazon of Pop Art (1935-1972)
Reference book – Jean Antoine, Claude Lorent, Marcel Moreau
Published by La Renaissance du Livre – 2000
Laminated soft cover – Very good interior condition – 102 richly illustrated pages
French language.
Reference book – Jean Antoine, Claude Lorent, Marcel Moreau
Published by La Renaissance du Livre – 2000
Laminated soft cover – Very good interior condition – 102 richly illustrated pages
French language.
In the 1960s, while Belgium was belatedly celebrating Magritte and Delvaux, Evelyne Axell emerged as a brilliant and daring figure in Pop Art.. As a woman in a movement dominated by often macho male artists, and as a Belgian in a country still hesitating between surrealism and abstraction, she had to fight hard to make her mark amid the international Pop wave.
Provocative, she subverted the codes of eroticism, placed femininity at the heart of her work, and sharply satirized political absurdity. Her meteoric career came to a sudden end in 1972: at just 37 years old, she died in a tragic car accident.
Her work might have faded into oblivion without the decisive intervention of Pierre Restany.. In 1997, the iconic critic published the poignant essay Axell, a shiver of life, which revived interest in this visionary artist.
This book, released in 2000 by La Renaissance du Livre, was born from a notable exhibition at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles in Paris. Jean Antoine provides a sensitive and well-documented biography of Evelyne Axell. It is enriched by:
– a sharp analysis of the work by art critic Claude Lorent
– a vibrant, loving letter addressed to the artist by writer Marcel Moreau
Filled with striking images and vivid colors, this volume captures the rebellious and utopian spirit of May 68, while finally doing justice to a pioneering figure in Belgian and feminist Pop Art.
Perfect for fans of Pop Art, women’s art history, and the 1960s-70s era.
Ideal if you’re searching for: Evelyne Axell book, Pop Art biography, Belgian female artist, The Amazon of Pop Art second-hand/used.
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