Nativity

Jean Frémon

£10.99

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The ambiguous figure of the baby Jesus and his representation in art run through the whole of this short narrative originally published in French in 2009.

ISBN: 9781838014100 Category:

Description

‘One day in 2007,’ recalls Jean Fremon about a visit to artist Louise Bourgeois’s studio, ‘I discovered an entirely new series of drawings silhouettes of women with embryos in their wombs, drawn with a brush full of water and red gouache. These drawings were, for me, the most poignant of her long career. Each time I visited, Louise would ask me about what I was writing I said: it’s the story of the first painter who had the idea of representing the baby Jesus completely naked rather than in swaddling clothes Louise asked me for the text, which I sent to her. When I next came to visit her, five drawings were awaiting me to illustrate the book. The French edition was published by Fata Morgana on 25 December 2009, the birthday not only of Jesus, but also of Louise Bourgeois. Several weeks later, Louise signed the fifteen books that made up the limited edition.’

Additional information

Weight 0.066 kg
Dimensions 17.1 × 12.1 × 0.9 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

48

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

704.94853 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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