Product Description: Taking Joan Miro's notorious declaration of 1927--"I want to assassinate painting"--as its point of departure, this richly illustrated volume is the first to focus on Miro the "anti-painter," identifying the core practices and strategies the artist used to challenge painting between 1927 and 1937...read more

A richly illustrated study of one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic artists offers dramatic reproductions of the collection of the Salvador Dalf Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, providing a dramatic overview of the artist's career, from his youth, through his involvement with French Surrealism, to his later, more cryptic works. 11,500 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Pablo Picasso has been transformed into a hero of French modernism, but there is a growing awareness that Picasso's involvement with his native Spain was crucial throughout his life. In this work, art historians examine Picasso's involvement with Spain and its cultural and artistic traditions...read more