A Cubism Reader

Documents and Criticism, 1906-1914

By: Mark Antliff, Patricia Leighten

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With radical formal innovations that scandalized the European art world, cubism revolutionized modern art and opened the path toward pure abstraction. Documenting the first heady years of this profoundly influential movement, A Cubism Reader presents the most comprehensive collection of cubist primary sources ever compiled for English-language publication.
This definitive anthology covers the historical genesis of cubism from 1906 to 1914, with documents that range from manifestos and poetry to exhibition prefaces and reviews to articles that address the cultural, political, and philosophical issues related to the movement. Most of the texts Mark Antliff and Patricia Leighten have selected are from French sources, but their inclusion of carefully culled German, English, Czech, Italian, and Spanish documents speaks to the international reach of cubist art and ideas. Equally wide-ranging are the writers represented-a group that includes Guillaume Apollinaire, Gertrude Stein, Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Fernand Leger, Francis Picabia, Andre Salmon, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Henri Le Fauconnier, and many others.
These diverse selections-unabridged and freshly translated-represent a departure from the traditional view of cubism as shaped almost exclusively by Picasso and Braque. Augmented by Antliff and Leighten's insightful commentary on each entry, as well as many of the articles' original illustrations, A Cubism Reader ultimately broadens the established history of the movement by examining its monumental contributions from a variety of contemporary perspectives.

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"This is an unprecedented treasure trove of sorely needed texts central to the history of cubism - many of which had been difficult to find or to make accessible to students in translation. Moreover, A Cubism Reader makes a double contribution, since Antliff and Leighten's introduction and commentaries provide incisive interpretations and new insights." - Linda Dalrymple Henderson, University of Texas at Austin"

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List of Illustrations	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
Documents
Pamphlet published by the Abbaye de Creteil, 1906	p. 15
Commentary	p. 19
"Chronique du mois," Le Feu (September 1907): 162-65	p. 22
Commentary	p. 24
"The Wild Men of Paris," The Architectural Record ([New York,] May 1910): 400-414	p. 26
Commentary	p. 40
"Georges Braque," preface, Exposition Georges Braque, 9-28 November 1908, Galerie Kahnweiler, 28, rue Vignon, Paris	p. 42
Commentary	p. 45
"Exposition Braque. Chez Kahnweiler, 28 rue Vignon," Gil Blas, 14 November 1908	p. 48
Commentary	p. 48
"Picasso" (1909), Camera Work ([New York,] August 1912): 29-30	p. 50
Commentary	p. 52
"Preface," Exposition de peinture moderne (Societe de peinture moderne), Salle Bouldieu, Rouen, 20 December 1909-20 January 1910, pp. 1-2	p. 56
Commentary	p. 57
"La feerie," Ile Sonnante (April 1910): 152	p. 60
Commentary	p. 61
"Exposition Picasso," La Phalange (20 June 1910): 728-30	p. 64
Commentary	p. 66
"Das Kunstwerk," Neue Kunstlervereinigung Munchen, Moderne Galerie Thannhauser, Munich, September 1910	p. 69
Commentary	p. 70
"Note sur la peinture," Pan (October-November 1910): 49-52	p. 75
Commentary	p. 78
"Au Salon d'Automne de Paris," L'Art Libre ([Lyons,] November 1910): 441-43	p. 84
Commentary	p. 86
"Exposition Andre Lhote. (Galerie Druet)," La Nouvelle Revue Francaise, no. 24 (July-December 1910): 806-8	p. 90
Commentary	p. 92
"Exposition Pablo Picasso (Vollard, rue Laffitte)," Les Hommes du Jour (7 January 1911): n.p.	p. 94
Commentary	p. 95
"Une enquete sur l'orientation da la peinture moderne. Part 2: Le Fauconnier," La Revue du Temps Present (2 May 1911): 466-67	p. 97
Commentary	p. 98
"Pablo Picasso," America, Revista Mensual Illustrada ([New York,] May 1911): 363-65	p. 100
Commentary	p. 105
"Chez Metzi," Paris-Journal, 29 May 1911, p. 3	p. 108
Commentary	p. 111
"Sur quelques peintres," Les Marches du Sud-Ouest (June 1911): 57-64	p. 113
Commentary	p. 120
"Cubisme et tradition," Paris-Journal, 18 August 1911, p. 5	p. 123
Commentary	p. 125
"Picasso e Braque," La Voce ([Florence,] 24 August 1911): 635-37	p. 128
Commentary	p. 140
"Art et ses representants," La Revue Independante (September 1911): 161-72	p. 145
Commentary	p. 152
"Pablo Picasso," Paris-Journal, 21 September 1911	p. 154
Commentary	p. 154
"Jean Metzinger," Paris-Journal, 3 October 1911	p. 157
Commentary	p. 158
"Notre peinture," Le Journal, 10 October 1911	p. 160
Commentary	p. 164
"Le cubisme et MM. Urbain Gohier et Apollinaire," Les Hommes du Jour (11 November 1911): n.p. [8]	p. 163
Commentary	p. 164
"Georges Braque," Paris-Journal, 13 October 1911	p. 168
Commentary	p. 168
"Andre Derain," Paris-Journal, 25 October 1911	p. 170
Commentary	p. 170
"Un jour de pluie chez M. Bergson," L'Intransigeant, 26 November 1911	p. 172
Commentary	p. 175
"A propos du Salon d'Automne," Les Bandeaux d'Or ([Arras,] November 1911): 42-51	p. 178
Commentary	p. 187
"Preface," Exposition d'art contemporain (Societe normande de peinture moderne), Galerie d'Art Ancien et d'Art Contemporain, Paris, 20 November-16 December 1911, p. 1	p. 189
Commentary	p. 190
"Alexandre Mercereau," Vers et Prose (October-December 1911): 122-29	p. 192
Commentary	p. 211
"Courrier des ateliers: Exposition probable," Paris-Journal, 21 January 1912, pp. 4-5	p. 213
Commentary	p. 213
"La tendance de la peinture contemporaine," La Revue de France et des Pays Francais (February 1912): 35-41	p. 215
Commentary	p. 223
20 February 1912 (collection Mme. Mare-Vene, Paris)	p. 226
Commentary	p. 229
"Preface: Robert Delaunay," Les Peintres R. Delaunay, Marie Laurencin, Galerie Barbazanges, Fauburg Saint-Honore, Paris, 28 February-13 March 1912	p. 232
Commentary	p. 234
"Enquete sur le cubisme," L'Action (25 February, [10 March?], 17 March, and 24 March 1912)	p. 237
Commentary	p. 244
"Sur la tendance actuelle de la peinture," Revue d'Europe et d'Amerique (1 March 1912): 384-406	p. 249
Commentary	p. 267
"Les arts: Les Independants," Les Hommes du Jour (part 1: 6 April 1912, n.p.; part 2: 13 April 1912, n.p.; part 3: 20 April 1912, n.p.)	p. 269
Commentary	p. 278
"La peinture d'apres-demain (?)," Je Sais Tout! (15 April 1912)	p. 281
Commentary	p. 284
"Preface," Exposicio d'art cubista, Galeries J. Dalmau, Barcelona, 20 April-10 May 1912, pp. 1-7	p. 287
Commentary	p. 293
"Le mouvement pictoral: Vers une ecole francaise de peinture," La Revue de France et des Pays Francais (June 1912): 254-58	p. 297
Commentary	p. 303
"Preface," Troisieme exposition de la Societe normande de peinture moderne, Rouen, 15 June-15 July 1912, pp. 2-4	p. 306
Commentary	p. 308
"Preface," Troisieme exposition de la Societe normande de peinture moderne, Rouen, 15 June-15 July 1912, pp. 9-11	p. 312
Commentary	p. 314
"Conception et vision," Gil Blas, 29 August 1912	p. 318
Commentary	p. 321
"Le Journal, 5 October 1912, p. 1	p. 324
Commentary	p. 325
"Preface, Salon de 'la Section d'or,'" Galerie de la Boetie, 64 bis, Paris, rue de La Boetie, 10-30 October 1912, pp. 1-2	p. 328
Commentary	p. 329
vol. 1, no. 1 (9 October 1912). Redacteur: M. Pierre Dumont. Secretaire de la Redaction: Pierre Reverdy. Guillaume Apollinaire, "Jeunes peintres ne vous frappez pas!," 1-2; Maurice Raynal, "L'Exposition de la 'Section d'Or,'" 2-5; G. Buffet, "Impressionisme musical," 5; Pierre Reverdy, "A un pauvre ecoeure," 6; Marc Bresil, "La revue de la presse et des livres," 6-7	p. 332
Commentary	p. 345
"Cubist Bar," Fantasio, 15 October 1912, p. 195	p. 351
Commentary	p. 353
"Lettre ouverte a M. Berard, sous-secretaire d'Etat aux Beaux-Arts," Mercure de France (16 October 1912): 894-95	p. 355
Commentary	p. 356
"Histoire anecdotique du cubisme," in La jeune peinture francaise (Paris: Societe des Trente, Albert Messein, 1912), 41-61	p. 357
Commentary	p. 367
"La peinture feminine au XXe siecle," in La jeune peinture francaise, 111 and 114-18	p. 370
Commentary	p. 375
"La 'jeune peinture francaise,'" Gil Blas, 21 October 1912	p. 377
Commentary	p. 380
"Robert Delaunay," Paris-Journal, 1 November 1912, p. 4	p. 381
Commentary	p. 381
"La sensibilite moderne et le tableau," in Moderne Kunstkring (Musee Municipal [Stedelijk], Amsterdam, 6 October-7 November 1912), 17-27	p. 384
Commentary	p. 388
Journal Officiel de la Chambre des Deputes (3 December 1912): 2924-26	p. 395
Commentary	p. 405
"L'Art decoratif au Salon d'Automne," Les Hommes du Jour (26 December 1912): n.p.	p. 410
Commentary	p. 414
Du "Cubisme" (Paris: Eugene Figuiere, [27 December] 1912)	p. 418
Commentary	p. 435
"Le cubisme devant les artistes," Les Annales Politiques et Litteraires (July-December 1912): 473-75	p. 438
Commentary	p. 446
"Realite, peinture pure," Der Sturm ([Berlin,] December 1912)	p. 453
Commentary	p. 457
"La tradition et le cubisme," Montjoie! (1 and 2 February 1913)	p. 460
Commentary	p. 466
"Die moderne Malerei," Der Sturm ([Berlin,] February 1913): 272	p. 471
Commentary	p. 475
Les peintres cubistes: Meditations esthetiques (Paris: Eugene Figuere [17 March], 1913)	p. 477
Commentary	p. 514
"Monument du poete Oscar Wilde par EPSTEIN," broadside distributed with L'Action d'Art (15 April 1913)	p. 524
Commentary	p. 525
"Evolution de l'art: Vers l'amorphisme," Les Hommes du Jour (3 May 1913): 10	p. 530
Commentary	p. 533
"Les origines de la peinture et sa valeur representative," Montjoie! (29 May 1913): 7 and 14-29; (June 1913): 9-10	p. 535
Commentary	p. 543
"An Interview with Jean Metzinger on Cubists and What They Are Doing in the Art World," Courier-Citizen, [Lowell, MA,] 12 May 1913, p. 7	p. 547
Commentary	p. 551
"Modern Art and the Public," Camera Work, special issue ([New York,] June 1913): 10-14	p. 555
Commentary	p. 560
Camera Work ([New York,] April-July 1913): 19-20	p. 565
Commentary	p. 567
"De l'imitation dans la peinture et la sculpture," La Grande Revue (10 July 1913): 316-25	p. 569
Commentary	p. 577
"Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Exposition internationale du Cercle de l'art moderne a Amsterdam," De Kunst: Een Algemeen Geillustreerd En Artiskiek Weekblad ([Amsterdam,] 8 November 1913)	p. 582
Commentary	p. 595
"Le Salon d'Automne," Les Ecrits Francais (14 November 1913): 3-4	p. 598
Commentary	p. 599
"Kubisticka Technika," Volne Smery 12 ([Prague,] 1913): 279-92	p. 602
Commentary	p. 612
"L'Architecture et le fer," Poeme et Drame (January-March 1914): 22-29	p. 617
Commentary	p. 623
"Le Salon des Independants," L'Action (1 March 1914): 2	p. 628
Commentary	p. 632
"Les realisations picturales actuelles," Les Soirees des Paris (15 June 1914): 349-56	p. 634
Commentary	p. 642
"Simultaneisme-Librettisme," Les Soirees de Paris (15 June 1914): 322-25	p. 645
Commentary	p. 649
"Devant l'ideogramme d'Apollinaire," Les Soirees de Paris (July-August 1914): 383-85	p. 652
Commentary	p. 653
Bibliography	p. 659
Index	p. 675
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