{"product_id":"hans-josephsohn-english-edition","title":"Hans Josephsohn (english edition)","description":"Born in 1920 in Eastern Prussia from Jewish parents, Hans Josephsohn left Germany\nin 1937 and settled in Florence with the aim of studying art. Forced to leave due\nto fascist racial laws, he moved to Switzerland, which became his adoptive country.\nJosephsohn’s oeuvre has been defined as “existential sculpture”: in a time that was\nstrongly characterised by the physical and moral devastation left by World War II,\nHans Josephsohn developed a language capable to talk about the fragile relationship\nof mankind with the surrounding world. He was concerned with representing the\nhuman being as a figure in space throughout his life. His sculptures are characterised\nby an ambivalence of the almost abstract figure whose individuality is secured by its\nform, material and surface.\nThe book is published on the occasion of the biggest Josephsohn exhibition at the\nMusée d’Art Moderne in Paris, curated by the german painter Albert Oehlen. It aims\nto show why Josephsohn, though being little known during his lifetime, is recognized\nas “the most important sculptor since Giacometti” (Jackie Wullschlager).","brand":"Skira Arte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49044401717590,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/6644\/5398\/files\/Josephsohn_UK_300dpi50_1.webp?v=1733478377","url":"https:\/\/skira-arte.myshopify.com\/products\/hans-josephsohn-english-edition","provider":"Skira Arte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}