Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft, and Design - Couverture rigide

Sims, Lowery

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1580933440 ISBN 13 : 9781580933445

Editeur : The Monacelli Press, 2012

Synopsis

Physical description; 160 p.: ill.; 29 cm. Notes; Published to accompany an exhibition at the Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1 September 2012 - 6 January 2013; and the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 5 February - 16 June 2013. Subjects; Arts and crafts movement. Wood-carving.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Focusing on some of the most interesting conceptual technical trends in wood working today, Against the Grain includes approximately 65 vessels, sculptures, furniture, and installations, created since 2000, which provocatively defy categories and celebrate the visual dynamics of wood. The book demonstrates how contemporary creators have engaged the medium of wood in strategies that might be described as “postmodern,” employing mimicry, assemblage, virtuosity, and whimsy (with a serious purpose). Environmental issues also are prominently addressed. Artists represented include Derek Bencomo, Gary Carsley, Hunt Clark, Piet Hein Eek, David Ellsworth, Sebastian Errazuriz, Bud Latven, Mark Lindquist, Thomas Loeser, Sarah Oppenheimer, William Pope.L, Martin Puryear, Marc Andre Robinson, Laurel Roth, Betye Saar, Courtney Smith, Elisa Strozyk, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.

Biographie de l'auteur :

LOWERY STOKES SIMS is the Charles Bronfman International Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Former President of The Studio Museum in Harlem and a specialist in modern and contemporary art, she is known for her expertise in the work of African, Latino, Native, and Asian American artists.

SUZANNE RAMLJAK, a writer, art historian, and curator, is currently editor of Metalsmith magazine. She was formerly curator of exhibitions at the American Federation of Arts. Ramljak is the author of Crafting a Legacy: Contemporary American Crafts in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: The Monacelli Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1580933440
• ISBN 13: 9781580933445
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 176