<p><em>'La série "Jean-François Lyotard. Écrits sur l'art et les artistes", publiée par Leuven University Press, sous la direction de Herman Parret, délivre une excellente réédition bilingue, en français avec traduction anglaise, des investigations de Lyotard dans l'art. Avec une jolie reliure en carton rigide, la série réunit des textes, difficiles à trouver depuis longtemps, et les accompagne avec une ample illustration des œuvres analysées par l'auteur ou mentionnées par ses commentateurs.'</em>Stefania Caliandro. Nouveaux Actes Sémiotiques [en ligne]. Comptes rendus, 2011.</p>

<p><em>Karel Appel: Un geste de couleur</em> is the premier edition in a five volume series devoted to writings on contemporary artists by Jean-François Lyotard. This is the first French/English translation of the manuscript since originally being published in German in 1998, the year of Lyotard€Ÿs death. The book is a sturdy, hard bound, bilingual edition with twenty-five small color plates at its close which are cited throughout the text.<br />The overall structure of <em>Un geste de couleur </em>is linear with each chapter narrating a step in the process of Lyotard€Ÿs engagement with Appel€Ÿs work. Graduate and undergraduate students familiar with either philosophy or art theory will recognize some of the terminology and concepts discussed however specialization is not a prerequisite. Lyotard contextualizes his ideas such as "before-shock" and "immateriality" within the body of the text resulting in a less formal tone when compared to his other writings. For an excellent summary of the book there is Christine Buci-Glucksman€Ÿs epilogue. She encapsulates Lyotard€Ÿs thought for those who struggle, but situates <em>Un geste </em>within a greater lineage of aesthetic discourse.<br /><em>Matthew Mann, Library Associate/Exhibition Coordinator, Arts + Humanities Division, </em></p>

<p>First published in British magazine <em>Blank Page </em>in 1993, the poem is republished, alongside the previously unseen French original, in an elegantly designed volume that offers both a singular response to an artist's work and a contribution ta a critical rethinking of painters - such as Francis's friend and fellow American in Paris Joan Mitchell - who were working in the immediate fallout of Abstract Expressionism, outside of New York.<br /><em>Laura McLean-Ferris, ArtReview 2010</em></p>