By her Friends

An intimate portrait of Joan Mitchell, one of the greatest American painters of the 20th century, through a collection of previously unpublished conversations with the artists, art historians and personalities closest to her. From Paul Auster to Zuka, this book brings together all of Guy Bloch-Champfort's interviews with the people who knew Joan Mitchell best. They reveal heretofore unknown character traits and stories that are fundamental to our understanding of this great artist.

Guy Bloch-Champfort is an international lawyer and a writer specialising in art and design, and was a close friend of Joan Mitchell. He was the coordinator of her estate and as such oversaw the inventory of her work after her death. He was the initiator and artistic advisor of "Joan Mitchell, une femme dans l'abstraction", a documentary directed by Stéphane Ghez (ARTE and Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2022).

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Edited by Guy Bloch-Champfort.
Interviews with Paul Auster, Claude Bauret Allard, Carole Benzaken, Franck Bordas, Velma Bury, Henri-Claude Cousseau, John Cheim, Philipe Dagen, Monique Frydman, Alan Glass, Elga Heinzen, Jacqueline Hyde, Betsy Jolas, Klaus Kertess, Serge Lemoine, Adrien Maeght, Brice Marden, Françoise Marquet, Joyce Pensato, Philippe Piguet, Marcelin Pleynet, Philippe Richard, Michaële Andréa Schatt, Bill Scott, Robert Storr, Jill Weinberg Adams, Mâkhi Xenakis, Zuka.

Translated into English by Tresi Murphy.

published in May 2023

English edition

14,8 x 21 cm (softcover)

224 pages (11 ill.)

28.00 €

ISBN : 978-2-37896-428-3

EAN : 9782378964283

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