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Book SynopsisWith French as its working language, Cobra was pretty much the last truly European movement within Modernism. The group’s anarchic story is not just an important strand in art history — it remains as lively as ever and has inspired all sorts of artists who were never directly involved with Cobra. The work bequeathed to us by Karel Appel, Pierre Alechinsky, Constant, Corneille and other kindred spirits is as fascinating as ever, both raw and confronting, poetic and moving. It is with the same spirit of artistic joyfulness and freedom that this book showcases the masterpieces of Cobra art belonging to The Phoebus Foundation.
With text contributions by Paul Huvenne, Johan Pas, Hilde de Bruijn, Laura Stamps, Piet Thomas, Piet Boyens and Naomi Meulemans. The preface was written by Karine Huts-Van den Heuvel.
Table of Contents1/ PREFACE:THE ART OFINTUITION_KARINE HUTS-VAN DEN HEUVEL11
2/ COBRA: INVITATION TO A DÉGUSTATION
3/ COBRA: NEVERWENT AWAY
4/ Cobra THE NAME
5/ THE COBRA’S FANGS:THE COBRA NETWORK
IN PRINT, 1945–55
6/ COBRA: A HOSPITABLE NETWORK
7/ RESTLESS MATTER
8/ COBRA: THE BIRD MOTIF
9/ GOOD MORNING COCK
10/ THE AESTHETICS OF COBRA AND THE POETICS
OF THE VIJFTIGERS
11/ THE ATELIERS DU MARAIS AN ARTISTIC HOTSPOT
12/ COBRA’S LEGACY
13/ A STRANGE BUSINESS…
14 / THE PLEASURE OF BEING HUMAN
15/ A NEW UNITY
16/ COBRA: BIOGRAPHIES
17/ COBRA: THE MILESTONES
