Picasso | Villers Villers | Picasso
exhibition catalogue
concept and book design
Published in 2016 on the occasion of the exhibition Villers|Picasso at Gagosian Gallery in Geneva. The book documents the artistic collaboration between André Villers and Pablo Picasso and presents Villers’s latest work. Villers was the only photographer who Picasso fully integrated into his creative process.
Over ten years, the pair enjoyed a fertile dialogue and friendship as they conducted photographic experiments that transcended the boundaries between photography and sculpture.
design The three-part volume features cut-outs, sculpture & paintings, and photographs. This division is reflected in a black book, a grey book, and a white book. The cover expresses the synergy between Villers and Picasso, each reacting to the work of the other.
client Gagosian, New York. Larry Gagosian opened his first gallery in Los Angeles in 1980, focusing on modern and contemporary art. Today, Gagosian has evolved into a global network with 16 exhibition spaces in the US, Europe and Far East.
collaborators
Anne Baldassari, essay
Jacques Prévert, essay
articles & links
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