Alice Neel : an engaged eye / edited by Angela Lampe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lampe, Angela, editor, contributor.

Lewison, Jeremy, contributor.

Gogarty, Larne Abse, contributor.

Lebovici, E. (Elisabeth), contributor.

Ernoult, Nathalie, contributor.

Neel, Alice, 1900-1984, contributor, artist.

Centre Georges Pompidou, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neel, Alice, 1900-1984--Exhibitions.

Neel, Alice.

Neel, Alice, 1900-1984.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Engaged eye

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk : ACC Art Books in agreement with Éditions du Centre Pompidou, [2021]

Summary:

One of the greatest portrait artists of the 20th century, Alice Neel's vibrant, expressionistic paintings revealed a breath-taking depth of emotion within her subjects. From works exploring loss and grief, to communist political art, Neel's work pushed boundaries of social justice throughout the 1900s. Her dedication to capturing the truth of humanity is evident: she painted those rejected by society, the victims of social or gendered oppression. Latin American and Puerto Rican immigrants, African-American writers excluded from the intellectual elite, single mothers struggling to raise their children, homosexual couples - all were presented with equal candidness by Neel's brush. Her unflinching approach to the female body took a ground-breaking step towards reclaiming the nude from the male gaze, and the activism inherent to her art resonates with viewers to this day. This book highlights Neel's political and social commitment to her art, as a figurative painter at odds with the artistic styles of the avant-gardes of her time. Structured in two thematic parts - social injustice and gender inequality - this retrospective includes some 60 paintings and drawings as well as numerous documents. Following the artist from her first works in the 1920s to her final evocative self-portrait, made shortly before her death, this is the defining treatise on Alice Neel. Exhibition: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (postponed to autumn 2022). Original French Edition: 'Alice Neel, un regard engagé', ISBN 9782844268778 (Paris; Centre Pompidou Editions, 2020).

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

An engaged eye / Angela Lampe

Alice Neel and the new humanism / Jeremy Lewison

I won't draw you, you're the enemy / Larne Abse Gogarty

Life is not picnics on the grass / Elisabeth Lebovici

A few questions to Jenny Holzer / Angela Lampe

Writings and words of Alice Neel

Chronology / Nathalie Ernoult

List of works

Sources and credits.

Notes:

"This book was designed to accompany the exhibition .. initially planned at the Pompidou Centre, Paris, Gallery 4, from 10 June to 20 August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the exhibition has been postponed to autumn 2022 ... "--Page facing title page.

Original French edition: 'Alice Neel, un regard engagé', ISBN 9782844268778 (Paris : Centre Pompidou Editions, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Neel, Alice, 1900-1984. Works. Selections

ISBN:

9781788841443

1788841441

OCLC:

1259537560