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Lantern for Penguin Australia, Melbourne, 2009 First Edition. AS NEW! 'My musings on art could be described as a benign diatribe; one inspired by a genuine if watchful passion.'In this sweeping collection of essays, Edmund Capon describes his lifelong fascination with art and the artists who, over centuries, have enlightened us and challenged the way we see the world. He shares his passion for topics as diverse as the art of China and the Renaissance Old Masters, talks of personal encounters with artists such as Henry Moore and Sidney Nolan, and tells the stories behind some of his controversial acquisitions as the long-time director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, including Cy Twombly's Three Studies from the Temeraire.Driven by curiosity and his love of the unorthodox, Capon applies the same level of passion to his discussion of football as to the ideas of Confucius. He sharpens his wit on the contemporary art world, where conceptual art - much of it devoid of beauty (and sometimes a…
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I Blame Duchamp: My Life's Adventures in Art Hardcover - 2009
by Edmund Capon
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- Title I Blame Duchamp: My Life's Adventures in Art
- Author Edmund Capon
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 385
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lantern Books, Australia
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781920989620 / 1920989625
- Library of Congress subjects Art appreciation, Art criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009675372
- Dewey Decimal Code 701
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