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Birds of a feather : Joseph Cornell's homage to Juan Gris / Mary Clare McKinley.

by McKinley, Mary Clare.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018.

Cornell, Joseph -- Exhibitions.

Gris, Juan, 1887-1927. Man at the café -- Influence -- Exhibitions.

Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.

9781588396273 (hc.)

93 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

"Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art."--Title page

This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Birds of a Feather: Joseph Cornell's Homage to Juan Gris," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from January 23 through April 15, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [92]-93).

Joseph Cornell first viewed Cubist painter Juan Gris's The Man at the Café 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 formal elements in Gris's painting. This unique book explores Cornell's deep fascination with Gris, uncovering within Cornell's work multiple allusions to Gris's crucial influence and investigating cross-currents such as the artists' shared interests in French culture and the ballet. Birds of a Feather yields a new perspective on Cornell's famed boxes while also shedding light on Gris's painting, establishing points of connection between two key figures of the avant-garde who lived a generation apart.

Cornell, Joseph. Works. Selections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).

Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art.

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