Published to mark the centenary of the Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida’s birth, They Lived for Art: My Parents, Eduardo Chillida and Pilar Belzunce is the first English translation of Susana Chillida’s memoir about her parents, Eduardo Chillida and Pilar Belzunce. Susana Chillida’s memoir, They Lived for Art: My Parents, Eduardo Chillida and Pilar Belzunce, offers an intimate portrait of Spain’s preeminent twentieth-century sculptor, capturing Eduardo Chillida’s life, work, and family through the eyes of his daughter.

Chillida’s visionary practice was wide-ranging, spanning small-scale sculpture, plaster work, drawing, engraving, collage, and the monumental public sculptures for which he is best known. Published to mark the centenary of the artist’s birth, They Lived for Art captures Chillida as both a pioneering artist and a socially engaged thinker, with Susana Chillida’s recollections and a wealth of archival images offering unprecedented insight into his and Belzunce’s universe: their family, their friendships, and the cultural circles to which they belonged The book will be published concurrently in Spanish by Galaxia Gutenberg.


Format Häftad Omfång 300 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Hauser & Wirth Utgivningsdatum 2024-10-15 ISBN 9783906915951