Description
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks used the term
ekphrasis
to define a piece of literature or poetry that vividly describes a work of visual art. Like most words, the meaning of
ekphrasis
has evolved slightly over time and it is now used to classify any piece of media (be it writing, visual art, music or film) that is made about another art form. Compiled by the David Zwirner Gallery, our Ekphrasis Book Collection is a series of rare, out-of-print or newly commissioned texts that center around art, penned by a host of iconic creatives. There’s much to discover in this collection of brightly-colored, pocket-sized paperbacks — author Virginia Woolf’s musings on painting; poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s letters of encouragement to a young Balthus; newly-translated painting tutorials from revolutionary printmaker Katsushika Hokusai; essays from poet, dramatist and critic Larry Neal on the Black Arts Movement; and Émile Bernard’s collection of correspondences with Vincent Van Gogh, just to name a few. Grab whichever intrigues you — or bring home the entire collection for a vibrant and inspiring addition to your bookshelf.
Any Day Now: Toward a Black Aesthetic
text by Larry Neal
editor’s note by Elizabeth Gordon
introduction by Allie Biswas
paperback
178 pages
4.25"W x .75"D x 7"H
Degas and His Model
text by Alice Michel
translation and additional text by Jeff Nagy
paperback
88 pages
4.25"W x .25"D x 7"H
Letters to a Young Painter
text by Rainer Maria Rilke
translated to english by Damion Searls
introduction by Rachel Corbett
essay by Marc de Launay
paperback
68 pages
4.25"W x .25"D x 7"H
Mad About Painting
text and artwork by Katsushika Hokusai
selected and translated to english by Ryoko Matsuba
introduction by Ryoko Matsuba
conversation with Manabu Ikeda and Ryoko Matsuba
paperback
164 pages
4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H
My Friend Van Gogh
text by Emile Bernard
translated to english by Elizabeth G. Heard
introduction by Martin Bailey
paperback
144 pages
4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H
Oh, to Be a Painter!
text by Virginia Woolf
introduced and selected by Claudia Tobin
paperback
96 pages
4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H
Ramblings of a Wannabe Painter
text by Paul Gaugin
edited and translated by Donatien Grau
paperback
54 pages
4.25"W x .25"D x 7"H
The Critic as an Artist
text by Oscar Wilde
introduction by Michael Bracewell
paperback
142 pages
4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H
The Psychology of an Art Writer
text by Vernon Lee
translated by Jeff Nagy
paperback
136 pages
4.25"W x .5"D x 7"H
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