Yves the Provocateur: Yves Klein and Twentieth-Century Art

by Thomas McEvilley

Yves the Provocateur collects Thomas McEvilley's writings which rejuvenated Klein's stature and hitherto were only available in journals and exhibition catalogues. In effect, it provides the "skeleton key" to clearly examine the full dimensions of Klein's accomplishment. In two opening essays, McEvilley briefly surveys and places Klein's art into context. Then, in the centerpiece essay -- which amounts to a miniature critical biography bearing all...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929701917
• ISBN13: 9780929701912
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: McPherson
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"