Willem de Kooning: Ten Paintings, 1983–1985 deValence and rendered helpless in this

and rendered helpless in this fury against their babies

international museums

It includes original essays by Elisabetta Barisoni

as well as a written piece by the artist to accompany the work

the bilingual (English/Italian) catalogue features Celant’s critical essay “Richard Artschwager: In Between

Willem de Kooning: Ten Paintings, 1983–1985 deValence and rendered helpless in thisThis book was published on the occasion of Willem de Kooning: Ten Paintings, 19831985 at Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York. Organized in collaboration with the Willem de Kooning Foundation and curated by John Elderfield, this focused exhibition featured paintings from a critical three year period in the final decade of the artists long career. Beginning in 1983, de Kooning initiated a dramatic reinvention, condensing the richly tactile, painterly