Birds of a feather
Subtitle: Joseph Cornell's homage to Juan Gris
By: Mary Clare McKinley
Contributors: Cornell, Joseph; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9781588396273
Subjects: Avant-garde (Aesthetics); Influence; Exhibitions; History
Other titles: Joseph Cornell's homage to Juan Gris
Description: Joseph Cornell first viewed Cubist painter Juan Gris's The Man at the Café in October 1953. This visual encounter prompted Cornell to create more than a dozen hand-constructed shadow boxes as homages to Gris, each featuring a variation on a motif that echoes formal elements in Gris's painting. This unique book explores Cornell's deep fascination with Gris, uncovering within Cornell's work multiple allusions to Gris's crucial influence and investigating cross-currents such as the artists' shared interests in French culture and the ballet. Birds of a Feather yields a new perspective on Cornell's famed boxes while also shedding light on Gris's painting, establishing points of connection between two key figures of the avant-garde who lived a generation apart.
Notes: "Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art."

This catalogue is published in conjunction with "Birds of a Feather : Joseph Cornell's Homage to Juan Gris," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from January 23 through April 15, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.