Takis

One of the most playful, innovative and eccentric artists of post-war Europe, Takis (b.1925, Athens) was a catalysing figure in the artistic and literary circles of Paris, London and New York from the 1950s onward.

Published to accompany the largest exhibition of Takis's work ever held in the UK, this monograph explores the breadth of his innovative practice, one which earned the admiration of the international avant-garde from the American Beat poets to artists such as Marcel Duchamp.

Over a seventy-year career spent in Athens, Paris, London and New York, Takis has created some of the most powerful and innovative artworks of the twentieth century.

This book seeks to echo the essential poetry and beauty of his universe, with three sections guiding the reader through the key themes of the artist's oeuvre: magnetism and metal; light and darkness; sound and silence.