Sam Francis, Lecon de Tenebres/Sam Francis, Lesson Of Darkness

by Jean-François Lyotard

The second volume in the series Jean-Fran ois Lyotard--Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists introduces forty-two poetical reflections and comments on the work of the well-known Californian painter Sam Francis (1923-1994). This new edition reprints the English text, which is no longer available, with the previously unpublished French original on facing pages. In Lyotard's opinion Sam Francis's work "pays homage to the visible marvel and bears...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9058677818
• ISBN13: 9789058677815
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"