M. McClure - Francesco Clemente: Testa Coda - 1991

Francesco Clemente: Testa Coda
Curated by Michael McClure

"Francesco Clemente: Testa Coda" is the catalog published in 1991 on the occasion of the artist's eponymous exhibition presented at the Gagosian Gallery in New York. This catalog represents a fascinating meeting point between the visual arts and avant-garde literature, thanks especially to the fundamental contribution of Michael McClure. A poet, playwright, and key figure of the Beat Generation, McClure provides for the work both a critical essay and an intense interview with Clemente, offering a deep and intimate key to reading the expressive universe of the Neapolitan painter. Enriched by an introductory essay by art historian Dieter Koepplin and published in collaboration with the publishing house Rizzoli International, the volume collects and documents a cycle of paintings characterized by that fusion of symbolism, mysticism, and corporeal fragmentation typical of Clemente's poetics. Through its pages rich with color and black-and-white reproductions, the book is not limited to serving as a simple record of the exhibition, but becomes a true multi-voiced dialogue capable of capturing the cultural energy and the collaborative spirit that united contemporary art and poetry throughout the 1990s.

The volume appears in excellent overall condition. Cover with light signs of wear on the back. Stapled binding firmly intact. Internal pages clean without stains or creases. Excellent collectible copy.