num_pages: 340
description: Jean Tinguely, from 1973 on, started addressing his letter collages to the conductor Paul Sacher. They join the long series of letters to his wife Maja Sacher, a patron of contemporary art, and bear witness to the warm and eventful nature of their friendship over the years. Both artists are landmarks in the artistic life of our century, Tinguely in the field of kinetic art, and Paul Sacher in the realm of contemporary music. The letter drawings reflect Sacher's interest in Jean Tinguely's work and the phases and intensity of their friendship, and they also provide an insight into the beginnings of the Jean Tinguely Museum in Basel.The important part played by Paul Sacher in the creation of the museum is evident from the letter collages. Letters to Pierre Boulez and Fritz Gerber are also among the collection. A small selection of Niki de Saint Phalle's letter drawings to Paul Sacher provide an insight into the troubled period following Tinguely's death, and Paul Sacher himself contributes some autobiographical notes which constitute a unique document. Texts by Margrit Hahnloser, Niki de Saint Phalle, Pierre Boulez and the late Hans Oesch, supplemented by comments on the letters convey something of the carisma and impact of these outstanding personalities and of the intimacy which characterizes great friendships.
language: English
title: Letters to Paul Sacher and Common Friends
titlecomplete: Letters to Paul Sacher and Common Friends
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Distributed Art Pub Inc