Kojeve’s essay on the creation of beauty in his uncle’s paintings: through abstraction rather than representation. This slim volume includes some letters between Kandinsky and his philosopher-nephew, who taught Jacques Lacan, André Breton, and Albert Camus.
Kandinsky: Incarnating Beauty
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£10.95
Edition:Paperback978164423081724/11/2022
Categories: 09. Books for Christmas 2022: Art & Exhibitions, Art, Books for Christmas 2022
Tags: C20th Art, Russia
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