Sol Lewitt: Structures, 1965-2006 - Couverture rigide

 
9780300178616: Sol Lewitt: Structures, 1965-2006
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300178611 ISBN 13 : 9780300178616
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), renowned for his role in establishing Conceptualism and Minimalism as dominant art movements in the postwar era, is perhaps best known for his masterful and brilliantly colored wall drawings. Throughout his career, however, LeWitt also created many remarkable three-dimensional works suitable for display in outdoor settings. In this handsome publication, which accompanies the first major career survey of LeWitt's "structures," the artist's modular works are traced from their simplest manifestation in a single large-scale cube through multiple variations, with examples from the 1960s through the 1990s. Works from the 1980s onward explore the three-dimensional possibilities of diverse geometric forms, such as stars, and the introduction of new materials, including concrete block and fiberglass, stimulating experimentation with non-geometric, irregular forms on an increasing scale.

The book includes essays by Nicholas Baume and Joe Madura that provide curatorial and critical context for the structures. Additional essays by Rachel Haidu, Anna Lovatt, and Kirsten Swenson offer fresh art-historical commentary, ranging from the problematic of site for LeWitt's initial structures to the relationship between abstract conceptual systems, architecture, and urban space. Also included is a never before published conversation among the artist, Baume, and Jonathan Flatley. Stunning color plates record the works on display in Lower Manhattan's City Hall Park, supplemented by archival and historical documentation.

Distributed for the Public Art Fund, New York City


Exhibition Schedule:

City Hall Park, New York
(05/24/11-12/02/11)

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicholas Baume is director and chief curator, Public Art Fund.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300178611
ISBN 13 
9780300178616
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
Éditeur
Baume Nicholas
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Personne responsable
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