Yves Klein Art Book Exhibition Catalog 1985 Ikko Tanaka Cover Seibu Museum

by Yves Klein, Ikko Tanaka (Cover Design)

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Yves Klein: 1985 Retrospective Catalog - Rare Ikko Tanaka Cover Design Art Book Description About this Item A magnificent, museum-grade visual literature monument and an elite acquisition for modern art curators, graphic design archivists, Nouveau Réalisme historians, and prestigious international collectors of definitive post-war avant-garde art. This is the highly coveted, exceptionally scarce out-of-print official retrospective exhibition catalog "Catalogue de l'Exposition Yves Klein" (イブ・クライン展図録), published in Japan in 1985 for the landmark retrospective held at The Seibu Museum of Art, Shiga Museum of Art, and Takanawa Museum. Crucially, as flawlessly documented in the colophon photography, the cover of this rare monograph was masterfully designed by legendary Japanese graphic designer Ikko Tanaka (田中一光), creating an extraordinary crossover between blue-chip European fine art and master Japanese typography. Yves Klein (1928–1962) stands universally as an undisputed titan of twentieth-century art history and the pioneer of Nouveau Réalisme. Passing away tragically at age thirty-four, Klein revolutionized modern visual philosophy through his patented International Klein Blue (IKB), legendary Anthropometry body prints, sponge sculptures, fire paintings, and conceptual performances (Leap into the Void). This comprehensive 1985 retrospective catalog indexes his complete conceptual oeuvre with extensive photographic documentation. The physical presentation of this vintage mono

• Publisher: The Seibu Museum of Art / Asahi Shimbun
• Year: 1985
• Condition: Very Good

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