The Wonderful World That Almost Was Lin Prints and archival and public interventions

and archival and public interventions

and other works on paper—during the pivotal post–war period of 1945–1949

this book provides new perspectives on four decades of painting by one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists

edited with text by Germano Celant

In a personal introduction

The Wonderful World That Almost Was Lin Prints and archival and public interventionsAndrew Durbins The Wonderful World That Almost Was unravels, for the first time, the intertwined stories and work of American artists Paul Thek and Peter. Weaving together deft art criticism with moving portraits of both mens inner lives, and assembled with exhaustive research, Durbins book is an ode to a lost but still living worldand two men who defined it.