The Beauty of Light by Laure Adler Paperback Book 9781643622118

A lively and spontaneous interview with Etel Adnan about her absolute belief in the beauty of the world and the beauty of artamp160In these interviews with journalist and editor Laure Adler conducted in the months before her death in November 2021 Etel Adnan traces with depth and emotion the founding experiences of her artistic approach between poetry and painting From her youth in Lebanon her American years in New York and California to her late recognition at Documenta in 2012 and her life in France the conversation covers philosophy painting poetry and aesthetics as well Adnans views on history and politics in Europe the Middle East and the United States These transcripts usher the experiences and observations of Adnans long and rich life into an intimate and spontaneous conversation with a dear frienda window on the quotuniversequot of her imagination