William N. Copley

Synopsis

Organized In Collaboration With The Menil Collection, Houston, The Italian Counterpart Of The Retrospective “william N. Copley” Is Curated By Germano Celant, And Retraces The Entire Career Of The American Artist – Started In Los Angeles In The 1940s, Developed In Paris And Subsequently Spanned Across Europe And The United States. The Exhibition Includes Over 150 Works Realized By Copley From 1948 To 1995, From International Museums And Collections All Over The World (museum Of Modern Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum Of Art; Whitney Museum Of American Art, New York; Philadelphia Museum Of Art; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Sammlung Goetz, Munich; Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-baden), And Constitutes The Largest Retrospective Ever Dedicated To The American Painter--fondazione Prada. Poetry + Painting = / Germano Celant -- William N. Copley : The World According To Cply / Toby Kamps -- Chronology 1919-1945 -- Homage And Lunacy : A Different Kind Of Patron / Jonathan Griffin -- A Guest + A Host = A Ghost : The Friendship And Collaborations Of Marcel Duchamp And William N. Copley / Paul B. Franklin -- Chronology 1946-1967 -- Artist As Publisher : William N. Copley's S.m.s. / Gwen L. Allen -- Cply : Story Of A Bad Boy / Alison M. Gingeras -- Chronology 1968-1996. Edited By Germano Celant ; Curated By Toby Kamps ; Text By Gwen L. Allen, Paul B. Franklin, Alison M. Gingeras, And Jonathan Griffin. Published On The Occasion Of The Exhibition William N. Copley: The World According To Cply From The Menil Collection In Houston February 19-july 24, 2016, And William N. Copley From Fondazione Prada In Milan October 20, 2016-august 1, 2017--colophon. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 308-312). Text In English And Italian.