A vibrant account of both the sensuous cultural scene of postwar
Paris and the life of an alluring icon of modern art. Isidore Isou
was a young Jew in wartime Bucharest who barely survived the
Romanian Holocaust. He made his way to Paris, where, in 1945, he
founded the avant-garde movement Lettrism, described as the missing
link between Dada, Surrealism, Situationism, and May '68. In
Speaking East, Andrew Hussey presents a colorful picture of the
postwar Left Bank, where Lettrist fists flew in avantgarde
punch-ups in Jazz clubs and cafes, and where Isou-as sexy and as
charismatic as the young Elvis-gathered around him a group of
hooligan disciples who argued, drank, and had sex with the Parisian
intellectual elite. This is a vibrant account of the life and times
of a pivotal figure in the history of modern art.
General
| Imprint: |
Reaktion Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2021 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Hussey
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 159 x 33mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
324 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78914-492-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-78914-492-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781789144925 |
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