9781941701980-1941701981-Alice Neel: Freedom

Alice Neel: Freedom

ISBN-13: 9781941701980
ISBN-10: 1941701981
Author: Alice Neel
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Format: Hardcover 112 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781941701980
ISBN-10: 1941701981
Author: Alice Neel
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Format: Hardcover 112 pages

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Alice Neel: Freedom (ISBN-13: 9781941701980 and ISBN-10: 1941701981), written by authors Alice Neel, was published by David Zwirner Books in 2019. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Monographs (Individual Artists, Criticism, Arts History & Criticism, History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Alice Neel: Freedom (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Monographs books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.79.

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One of the foremost American figurative painters of the twentieth century, it is not surprising that Alice Neel was a humanist—she was fascinated by people. Known for her daringly honest portraits, Neel loved to paint people in all their complexities—to penetrate and reveal their fears and anxieties, how they defiance and survival. She also loved to paint the unadorned human figure. Her nudes, in particular, explore the body with frankness while celebrating the individuality of each of her subjects, and they exemplify the freedom and courage with which she approached her work and her life. Through her paintings and works on paper, Neel was able to free herself from the expected inhibitions and crippling taboos that were placed on women and focus on the beauty and nuanced complexity of flesh and the human body. In their mastery of form, color, and implied social commentary, her nudes are as relevant today as when they were painted. Freedom documents the solo exhibition of the artist’s work at David Zwirner in New York in 2019. Including works that span the 1920s to the 1980s, this presentation focuses primarily on the nude figure—whether male or female, adult or child—and demonstrates how Neel rebelled against and challenged the traditional perceptions of sexuality, motherhood, and beauty in our society. The catalogue includes newly commissioned scholarship by Helen Molesworth and an introduction by Ginny Neel of The Estate of Alice Neel.

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