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Yves Klein & Arman: Le Vide Et Le Plein

Yves Klein & Arman: Le Vide Et Le Plein

Klein, Yves
Bezzola, Tobia
Botta, Mario

Hardcover

Art HistoryEuropean ArtGeneral Art

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ISBN10: 8867496441
ISBN13: 9788867496440
Publisher: Mousse Publishing
Published: Feb 11 2025
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.10
Height: 0.80 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.90
Language: English

A tale of two exhibitions: the first examination of the complementary practices of lifelong friends Yves Klein and Arman

In 1958, Yves Klein (1928-62) held an exhibition in Paris' Iris Clert Gallery titled Le Vide (The Void) in which he removed all of the art from the walls and display cabinets and repainted the white space. Two years later, Klein's close friend and colleague Arman (1928-2005) occupied the same gallery space with an exhibition titled Le Plein (The Full-Up) in which he stuffed the rooms with enough trash to be seen from outside. Klein aimed to override the notion of art as synonymous with the material production of works, while Arman made clear the industrial essence of modern humanity. Using these two contrasting exhibitions as a starting point, Le Vide et Le Plein explores the diametrically opposed poetics of Klein and Arman, two lifelong friends both from Nice. Highlighting 60 works, this publication synthesizes their divergent practices as two compatible tenets of Nouveau réalisme.

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