Research Catalog

Title

Ramblings of a wannabe painter / Paul Gauguin ; edited and translated by Donatien Grau.

Author

Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903

Publication

• New York, New York : David Zwirner Books, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

Grau, Donatien

Description

52 pages; 18 cm

Summary

"Criticism is our censorship . . ." So begins one of the greatest invectives against criticism ever written by an artist. Paul Gauguin wrote "Racontars de Rapin" only months before he died in 1903, but the essay remained unpublished until 1951. Through discussions of numerous artists, both his contemporaries and predecessors, Gauguin unpacks what he viewed as the mistakes and misjudgments behind much of art criticism, revealing not only how wrong critics' interpretations have been, but also what it would mean to approach art properly<U+2014>to really look. Long out of print, this new translation by Donatien Grau includes an introduction that situates the essay within Gauguin's written oeuvre, as well as explanatory notes. This text sheds light on Gauguin<U+2019>s conception of art<U+2014>widely considered a predecessor to Duchamp<U+2014>and engages with many issues still relevant today: history, novelty, criticism, and the market. His voice feels as fresh, lively, sharp in English now as it did in French over one hundred years ago. Through Gauguin<U+2019>s final piece of writing, we see the artist in the full throes of passion<U+2014>for his work, for his art, for the art of others, and against anyone who would stand in his way. -- publisher's statement.

Series Statement

Ekphrasis

Uniform Title

• Racontars de rapin. English
• Ekphrasis (New York, N.Y.)

Alternative Title

Racontars de rapin.

Subjects

• Art criticism > France > History > 19th century
• Painters > France
• Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 > Written works

Note

• English translation of Racontars de rapin, an essay written by Gauguin a few months before his death.

Contents

The last words of the first modern artist / Donatien Grau -- Ramblings of a wannabe painter / Paul Gauguin.

Call Number

JQC 17-68

ISBN

• 9781941701393
• 1941701396

OCLC

945950674

Author

Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903, author.

Title

Ramblings of a wannabe painter / Paul Gauguin ; edited and translated by Donatien Grau.

Publisher

New York, New York : David Zwirner Books, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Ekphrasis

Ekphrasis (New York, N.Y.)

Added Author

Grau, Donatien, editor, translator, writer of added commentary.

Research Call Number

JQC 17-68