Gorgeous - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0939117681 ISBN 13 : 9780939117680

Editeur : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2014

Synopsis

The dictionary defines the word gorgeous as dazzlingly beautiful; very attractive; magnificent. But what does gorgeous really mean? This book, which accompanies an exhibition of works from SFMOMA and the Asian Art Museum, offers a provocative and entertaining approach to this question. The goal is not a comparison of East and West but rather a collaborative venture into beauty at its extreme: the grotesque, the sad, the scary, the awe-inspiring, the comical. The artworks encourage readers to form their own responses to the question "What is gorgeous?" Works included in this book come from Marcel Duchamp, Jeff Koons, Marilyn Minter, Joan Miró, Meret Oppenheim, Ellsworth Kelly, and Pablo Picasso. Full of startling and sometimes unsettling objects, Gorgeous showcases artwork that will cause us to reexamine our notions of the beautiful.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Allison Harding is assistant curator of contemporary art at the Asian Art Museum. Her publications include Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past.

Forrest McGill is chief curator of the Asian Art Museum. His many publications include Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma, 1775û1950 and The Kingdom of Siam: The Art of Central Thailand, 1350û1800.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0939117681
• ISBN 13: 9780939117680
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Éditeur: McGill Forrest, Harding Allison
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible