Wall Power!
Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris
Published on 7. January 2025
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-0-300-27968-9 (ISBN)
Description
A striking collection of French tapestries, from the 1940s to today, from the collection of the Mobilier nationale, Paris
Beginning in the 1930s, artists, government officials, art dealers, and entrepreneurs sought ways to modernize the ancient tradition of tapestry-making in France to reassert its role as an independent art form available to contemporary artists. What followed was several decades of intense production that brought international attention to a renewed tradition of French tapestry, as well as new opportunities for the historic manufactories of Gobelins and Beauvais, now overseen by the Mobilier national of France. Drawing from the celebrated collection of the Mobilier national from the 1940s to present day, this book explores the works of such artists as Joan Miro, Jean Lurcat, Henri Matisse, and Le Corbusier, who were central to the rapid resurgence of tapestry production.
Distributed for the Clark Art Institute
Exhibition Schedule:
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
(December 14, 2024-March 9, 2025)
Beginning in the 1930s, artists, government officials, art dealers, and entrepreneurs sought ways to modernize the ancient tradition of tapestry-making in France to reassert its role as an independent art form available to contemporary artists. What followed was several decades of intense production that brought international attention to a renewed tradition of French tapestry, as well as new opportunities for the historic manufactories of Gobelins and Beauvais, now overseen by the Mobilier national of France. Drawing from the celebrated collection of the Mobilier national from the 1940s to present day, this book explores the works of such artists as Joan Miro, Jean Lurcat, Henri Matisse, and Le Corbusier, who were central to the rapid resurgence of tapestry production.
Distributed for the Clark Art Institute
Exhibition Schedule:
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA
(December 14, 2024-March 9, 2025)
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
70 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 289 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-27968-9 (9780300279689)
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Kathleen M. Morris is the Sylvia and Leonard Marx Director of Collections and Exhibitions and the curator of decorative arts at the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA. Emmanuel Penicaut is chief curator and director of collections of the Mobilier national, Paris.