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Modern Art Monday Presents: Alberto Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m.

The Palace at 4 a.m.
All Photos By Gail

According to artist Alberto Giacometti, The Palace at 4 a.m. (1932) relates to “A period of 6 months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating all life in herself, transported my every moment into a state of enchantment. We constructed a fantastical palace in the night — a very fragile palace of matches. At the least false movement a whole section would collapse. We always began it again.”
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