Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works 1981-2016
18 October 2022Synopsis
An immersive curation of Geneviève Castrée’s stunning life’s work and expansive artistic legacy
It’s not easy to label an artist like Geneviève Castrée—cartoonist, illustrator, musician, sculptor, stamp collector, activist, correspondent—a person with busy hands and a mind too creative and wild to stop doing.
Those familiar with Castrée's seminal memoir about her childhood, Susceptible (included fully within), will know that she, to...
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18 October 2022
9781770466180Reviews
“Both newcomers and readers already in love with Castrée’s sui generis style will feel the vital force of her life and work.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“[A] breathtaking collection of Castrée's work and soul.” —CBC Books
“The book is beautiful, mysterious, dreamlike as if you’re being told someone else’s secrets.” —Arpad Okay, ComicsBeat
“Sorrow and elation coexist in surprising, contrary harmony in Castrée’s work, its evocative lines, its meditative harmonies.” —The Paris Review
“A masterfully understated evocation of filial love and impending loss.” —Montreal Gazette
“An aching clarity [is] evident in her sombre grey tones and her dexterous, serpentine lines.” —Globe and Mail
“Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works 1981-2016 is indeed the whole journey for Castrée as an artist... Here we get to see it all in unparalleled form, a curation of love and veneration and sophistication.” —Comics Beat
