Apollinaire Defines Cubism in The Cubist Painters
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: 1913
Article abstract: Guillaume Apollinaire presented a rationale for cubist practice by laying down the three main tenets of cubist aesthetics.
Summary of Event
In 1913, Guillaume Apollinaire published several of his articles in a booklet, Peintres cubistes: Méditations esthétiques (an English translation, The Cubist Painters: Aesthetic Meditations, was published in 1944). The book’s subtitle is an apt description of the manner in which Apollinaire treats his two principal subjects: the theory behind cubist practice during the period...
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