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Angela Thomas, art historian and Max Bill's widow, offers intimate insight into the peak years of the Swiss polymath's career. Constructive Clarity: Max Bill and His Time, 19401952, the second installment of art historian Angela Thomas's multivolume biography, continues her meticulous exploration of the life and work of the influential artist. Max Bill was undoubtedly one of the most versatile artists of the twentieth centurya designer, painter, sculptor, architect, graphic designer, typographer, writer, curator, teacher, and politicianwho influenced generations of artists. Picking up where the first volume left off, Thomas turns her attention to Bill's life during World War II, exploring the ground-breaking artistic and intellectual networks to which Bill belonged: from his time at the Bauhaus in Dessau to his connections with the Parisian avant-garde and his lifelong friendship with Georges Vantongerloo. His importance as a writer, publisher, and exhibition organizer comes to the f

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      Publisher: Hauser & Wirth
      Publication Date: 7/9/2024
      ISBN13: 9783906915692, 978-3906915692
      ISBN10: 3906915697
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      Book Synopsis
      Angela Thomas, art historian and Max Bill's widow, offers intimate insight into the peak years of the Swiss polymath's career. Constructive Clarity: Max Bill and His Time, 19401952, the second installment of art historian Angela Thomas's multivolume biography, continues her meticulous exploration of the life and work of the influential artist. Max Bill was undoubtedly one of the most versatile artists of the twentieth centurya designer, painter, sculptor, architect, graphic designer, typographer, writer, curator, teacher, and politicianwho influenced generations of artists. Picking up where the first volume left off, Thomas turns her attention to Bill's life during World War II, exploring the ground-breaking artistic and intellectual networks to which Bill belonged: from his time at the Bauhaus in Dessau to his connections with the Parisian avant-garde and his lifelong friendship with Georges Vantongerloo. His importance as a writer, publisher, and exhibition organizer comes to the f

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