"I would like now, with your permission and attention, to divulge to you possibly the most important and certainly the most secret phase of my art. I don’t know whether you will believe it or not, it’s cannibalism. After all, wouldn’t it be better to be eaten than to be bombed? I can hardly document this idea that has been tormenting me for some years, so I will leave it up to you to make your own conclusions on what I think will be the future of art."
Yves Klein, excerpt from « Chelsea Hotel Manifesto», 1961
Yves Klein, excerpt from « Chelsea Hotel Manifesto», 1961
Reference | ANT 76 |
Technical | Dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper mounted on canvas |
Dimensions | 275 x 407cm |
Collection | Centre Georges Pompidou - Musée national d'art moderne |