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Kiki De Montparnasse (2007)

by José-Louis Bocquet(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

2203396210 (ISBN13: 9782203396210)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Editions Casterman

review 1: Kiki was a gorgeous woman, and considering the artists she was consorting with, I was expecting a more experimental style. Sure, this is a biography, and I did like some of the more detailed backgrounds, but maybe a bit more unusual approach art-wise would have made Kiki's world a bit more multifaceted. The relationship between artists and their muses could also have been explored a bit more. The whole thing just fell flat for me, even though it wasn't bad per se.
review 2: A tragicomic about the life of Alice Prin, aka Kiki, artist, artistic muse, singer, dancer, lover, and many more titles. Her life as part of the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century comes across as a comedy, tragedy, and love affair with the city and its resident artists, Kiki's l... moreove of life and excess ultimately making her famous, infamous, and everything in between. The art within the book is black and white, deceptively simple as there's always something going on in each panel. It brings 1920s Paris to life, as seen through the eyes of a woman who wanted to be everything to everyone. Recommended. less

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