Friedrich, Julia — Otto Freundlich: Cosmic Communism
München, Prestel, 2017. Hardcover. Red boards; blue/white lettering. Color-illustrated dj with red/white/blue lettering. 352 pages with color and duotone images throughout. This monograph on the work of abstract painter and sculptor Otto Freundlich looks at the entirety of the artists career. A German painter and sculptor of Jewish origin, Otto Freundlich was widely known in the art circles of his day. He was on close terms with the leading artists of Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Orphism, Dada, Suprematism, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Constructivism, the Cologne Progressives, and ultimately with the abstractionists. While his work was influenced by artists of these movements, Freundlich created a unique body of work in his paintings, sculptures, mosaics, and stained glass. This stunningly illustrated book follows the arc of Otto Freundlichs life and work, and explores the development of his artistic and philosophical ideas. This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition Otto Freundlich Cosmic Communism Museum Ludwig, Cologne Febrary 18-May 14, 2017, Kunstmuseum Basel June 10-Sepember 10, 2017. NF/VG- with just a hint of wrinkling to top edge of dj .
