"Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'NIcolas Party: Pastel,' October 10, 2019-February 15, 2020, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY" --colophon.
Contents:
Foreword / Glenn Fuhrman -- "Dust from a butterfly's wing" : the gentle art of pastel : a short history / Melissa Hyde -- A conversation with Louis Fratino, Loie Hollowell, Nicolas Party, Billy Sullivan, and Robin F. Williams / moderated by Glenn Furhman -- Borrowed from the past : a conversation between Dodie Kazanjian and Nicolas Party -- Biographies -- Acknowledgments / Stephanie Roach -- Illustration credits.
Summary:
"Commemorating Nicolas Party's acclaimed transformation of the FLAG Art Foundation into a walk-in celebration of pastel. In 2019, Swiss-born painter Nicolas Party transformed the FLAG Art Foundation in New York into a rose-colored stage set for a suite of four soft pastel, Rococo-inspired murals that serve as a foil to, and occasional backdrop for, a selection of pastels from the 18th century to the present. Pastel commemorates this extraordinary unified environment, its celebration of pastel, and the range of contemporary artists who are giving new energy to this uniquely fragile medium." --Amazon.com.
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