Léger: The Search for a New Order

Rarely seen print suites and book illustrations by the Cubist and proto-Pop pioneer

Published alongside the exhibition at the Fundaci n Canal in Madrid, The Search for a New Order traces the artistic evolution of Fernand L ger (1881-1955), adopting an underutilized lens: the artist's print series and works for publications. Frequently employing lithographs as his medium of choice, L ger contributed illustrations to accompany others' text--be it essays, poems or stories--and also produced his own series of thematic images. This volume centers on three of his illustration projects: Cubisme (1912-47), a manifesto penned by Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger; Les Illuminations (1949), the famous collection by Arthur Rimbaud; and Cirque (1950), an independently executed ode to the circus. Viewed together, these series patently convey the variations within L ger's artistic vocabulary as he endeavored to distill the spirit of the early to mid-20th century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8417769781
• ISBN13: 9788417769789
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: La Fabrica
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 8.6"