Nativity - Softcover

Jean Frémon

 
9781838014100: Nativity

Synopsis

Studded with five gouache drawings by Louise Bourgeois, this erudite, witty fable by the acclaimed author of Now, Now, Louison (2018) considers the ambiguous figure of the baby Jesus and its representation in the artistic canon.

'One day in 2007', recalls Jean Frémon about a visit to artist Louise Bourgeois's studio, 'I discovered an entirely new series of drawings.... silhouettes of women with embryos in their wombs, drawn with a brush full of water and red gouache. These drawings were, for me, the most poignant of her long career.'

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About the Author

JEAN FRÉMON has been contributing to a trans-genre tendency in contemporary French letters since 1969. The president of Galerie Lelong (Paris and New York) by day, and a writer by night, he has published over twenty books in France, including poetry, fiction and essays on art. Two of his other works are published in English by Les Fugitives: Portrait Tales and Now, Now, Louison, while several others are published in the US by New Directions, Black Square, Green Integer, et al. He is translated in several European and Middle Eastern languages.

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