Cecile Poimboeuf-Koizumi & Stephen Ellcock
Hand Games
Posted by Chose commune, 2021
Hardcover, Japanese binding
Size: 12.5 x 16.5 cm
360 pages
Languages: English and French
ISBN: 979-10-96383-20-7
Most artists have, at one time or another, represented the motif of the hand, the absolute symbol of creation. Many also have a recurring theme for the hand as a subject in its own right. This observation inspired Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi — editor and founder of Chose Commune — to gather the works that caught her eye, without following any thematic or chronological order. The selection was made in collaboration with Stephen Ellcock , who has become known in recent years by making the art gallery accessible to the general public with his fabulous collection of images that he shares every day on Instagram and Facebook. From Pablo Picasso to Helena Almeida, from Louise Bourgeois to Alberto Giacometti, from John Baldessari to Francesca Woodman, through a multitude of treasures from Antiquity and documents of popular imagery, Jeux de mains confronts and mixes famous, emerging and anonymous artists with the most diverse artistic practices. The result is a collection of over a hundred images, intuitively compiled in this book that is now in your hands.
Note: This book has been bound in Japanese style. The pages are not intended to be cut. By gently opening them, you will discover inside the information of each of the works.