BRATTLEBORO — Malte Herwig, journalist and author, will discuss his new book, “The Woman Who Says No: Francoise Gilot on her Life with and without Picasso” on Friday, July 22, at 6 p.m., at Everyone's Books, 25 Elliot St.
This book is an intimate and revealing biography of the talented artist who dared to leave Picasso, according to a news release.
Gilot's ex-lover Pablo Picasso called her “the woman who says no.” She may have spent her life in the company of men who changed the world - such as Picasso, Matisse, and Jonas Salk - but Gilot forged vital relationships with ground-breaking artists and scientists on her own terms.
In the process, she created an artistic style all her own that translated into an enormous body of paintings and drawings held by private collectors and public museums around the world.
In her early 90s, she generously shared her hospitality and wisdom with Herwig, who started out as an interviewer but found himself drawn into the role of pupil as Gilot, whom he called “a philosopher of joy,” introduced him to different ways of seeing the world.
Herwig's articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines on both sides of the Atlantic. He studied and taught German Literature, History, and Politics at the universities of Oxford, Harvard, and Mainz.
This event is, as always, free and open to the public, For more information, contact Everyone's Books at 802-254-8160 or [email protected].