Is a copy anything but an attempt to extract the maximum from an encounter with a work of art? I'm convinced that the copy of a masterpiece is the best school there is for any artist who decides to make art."


Including the following texts by Alberto Giacometti:


"Notes on the copies"


Extract from a conversation with Gotthard Jedlicka


"At the Louvre with Giacometti"
A conversation with Pierre Schneider


"For 15 days now..."


Extract from a conversation with André Parinaud


"Is Greek art modern?"
A conversation with Georges Charbonnier