SUMMER READING LIST: YVON LAMBERT
Yvon Lambert is a pioneering art dealer based in Paris. His shows, featuring work ranging from the early founders of minimalism & land artists to important gestural painters & conceptualists, have had global impact since 1966. He truly is one of the greats. In 2001, Lambert opened a beautiful bookshop selling art books in the Marais that remains a must-stop for any booklover visiting the city. We're honored to share Yvon's recommended summer reads.
Susan Sontag: The Volcano Lover
"A beautiful and tragic book set in Naples, perfect for travelling by boat or train. It depicts a love story, the rise and fall of a woman and the loneliness of an old English art collector in a vanishing world during the French Revolution."
Etel Adnan: Of Cities & Women
"Etel Adnan is a painter, poet, writer and a fantastic woman we admire. This book is made of letters written while travelling in cities such as Barcelona, Roma, Amsterdam and Beyrouth and in which she shares her thoughts."
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Roland Barthes: Cy Twombly
"Roland Barthes and I were living in the same street in Saint Germain des Prés in the 1970’s. I asked him if he would write a text about Cy Twombly, and he came with these beautiful texts."
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Jonas Mekas: Scrapbook of the Sixties
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"A fascinating collection of essays by a living legend of the undergound."
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Junichiro Tanizaki - In Praise of Shadows
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"A cult essay of japanese aesthetic, a travel in mind and a journey through time."
Thank you, Yvon!
Book photos courtesy of Bruno Mayrargue
