Suzanne Perlman (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Skira, Milan, 2026
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Hardcover. Discover the life and work of Suzanne Perlman, an emigre artist whose art spans continents and movementsThis book is the first comprehensive monograph on Suzanne Perlman (1922-2020), a Hungarian-born artist whose life and work spanned continents and artistic movements. Fleeing Europe during World War II, Perlman began painting in Curacao, where she lived for 50 years, developing a vivid expressionist style that captured the spirit of the island and its people with rare intimacy. In the early 1950s, she studied at the Art Students League in New York, engaging with Abstract Expressionism, and later worked with Oskar Kokoschka before settling in London, where her practice continued into her late '90s.Published in collaboration with The Estate of Suzanne Perlman, the book brings together leading curators, academics, and critics to explore the full range of Perlman's oeuvre and life. It includes essays, an archival interview, and over 150 colour images. Through these contributions, the book examines key themes in Perlman's work: her deep-rooted engagement with place, her expressive depictions of everyday life, and her quietly radical artistic independence. It situates her not only as an emigre artist shaped by displacement and resilience, but as a timeless example of creative freedom-one whose work invites renewed attention across generations and geographies. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Suzanne Perlman (Hardcover)
- Author
- Jan Rudolph de Lorm
- Publisher
- Skira, Milan
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 885725464X
- ISBN 13
- 9788857254647
This book is the first comprehensive monograph on Suzanne Perlman (1922–2020), a Hungarian-born artist whose life and work spanned continents and artistic movements. Fleeing Europe during World War II, Perlman began painting in Curaçao, where she lived for 50 years, developing a vivid expressionist style that captured the spirit of the island and its people with rare intimacy. In the early 1950s, she studied at the Art Students League in New York, engaging with Abstract Expressionism, and later worked with Oskar Kokoschka before settling in London, where her practice continued into her late ’90s.
Published in collaboration with The Estate of Suzanne Perlman, the book brings together leading curators, academics, and critics to explore the full range of Perlman’s oeuvre and life. It includes essays, an archival interview, and over 150 colour images.
Through these contributions, the book examines key themes in Perlman’s work: her deep-rooted engagement with place, her expressive depictions of everyday life, and her quietly radical artistic independence. It situates her not only as an émigré artist shaped by displacement and resilience, but as a timeless example of creative freedom―one whose work invites renewed attention across generations and geographies.
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About the Author
Jennifer Higgie, an Australian writer based in London, is the author of The Other Side: A Story of Women, Art and the Spirit World (2023) and The Mirror and the Palette (2021). She is the host of the National Gallery of Australia’s podcast, Artist’s Artists.
Dr. Margo Groenewoud is an emerging authority on Caribbean cultural history, recognized for her research on transnationality, mobility, and modernity, with extensive scholarly work on Caribbean history and culture.
Drs. Josée Thissen-Rojer, a leading voice on Curaçao’s contemporary art, has been a curator, writer and advocate since 1999, shaping exhibitions and contributing to local and international publications.
Jan Garden Castro is a New York-based author and art critic, known for The Art & Life of Georgia O’Keeffe (1985), and has co-edited Margaret Atwood: Vision and Forms. She also guest-curated Sonia Delaunay: La Moderne (2001–02).
Klara Kemp-Welch is a Professor at The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and author of Antipolitics in Central European Art 1956-1989 and Networking the Bloc: Experimental Art in Eastern Europe 1968-1981. She also co-edited A Reader in East-Central-European Modernism 1918-1956. Hans Ulrich Obrist (b. 1968, Zurich, Switzerland) is Artistic Director of Serpentine in London, and Senior Advisor at LUMA Arles.Prior to this, he was the Curator of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Since his first show World Soup (The Kitchen Show) in 1991, he has curated more than 350 shows.
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