Angela Thomas, art historian and Max Bill's widow, offers intimate insight into the peak years of his career Swiss polymath Max Bill (1908-94) transformed the visual and nonvisual arts in myriad ways. He was an architect, painter, designer, sculptor, graphic artist, writer, curator, educator and politician. Outside his native Switzerland, he was feted with awards and retrospectives in Germany, the United States, Japan and Brazil. Following the first volume of this expansive biography, published in English in 2022, Bill's ...
Read More
Angela Thomas, art historian and Max Bill's widow, offers intimate insight into the peak years of his career Swiss polymath Max Bill (1908-94) transformed the visual and nonvisual arts in myriad ways. He was an architect, painter, designer, sculptor, graphic artist, writer, curator, educator and politician. Outside his native Switzerland, he was feted with awards and retrospectives in Germany, the United States, Japan and Brazil. Following the first volume of this expansive biography, published in English in 2022, Bill's widow, art historian Angela Thomas, devotes this second installment to Bill's life during World War II and the postwar era, a period that includes some of Bill's most salient achievements. Thomas draws upon books, journals, interviews, unpublished documents and her own personal relationship with Bill to introduce readers to the artist's life and work and to explore the personal, cultural and political circles he was active in.
Read Less
Add this copy of Constructive Clarity: Max Bill and His Time, 1940-1952 to cart. $31.83, new condition, Sold by GreatBookPrices rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2024 by Hauser & Wirth Publishers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 800 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of Constructive Clarity: Max Bill and His Time, 1940-1952 to cart. $31.84, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2024 by Hauser & Wirth Publishers.
Add this copy of Constructive Clarity: Max Bill and His Time, 1940-1952 to cart. $37.16, new condition, Sold by booksXpress, ships from Bayonne, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2024 by Hauser & Wirth Publishers.
Add this copy of Constructive Clarity to cart. $45.90, new condition, Sold by Paperbackshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bensenville, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2024 by Hauser & Wirth.
