Charles Ray: Figure Ground

Baum, Kelly; Kumar, Brinda

ISBN 10: 1588397424 / ISBN 13: 9781588397423

Edité par Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, 2022

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Synopsis :

This career-spanning publication features conceptual, political, formal, and technical perspectives on the work of contemporary sculptor Charles Ray

For Charles Ray (born 1953), sculpture is a way of thinking that informs his work across a wide range of media--from gelatin silver prints to porcelain, fiberglass, wood, and steel. Charles Ray: Figure Ground spans the whole of the artist's fifty-year career, from his early photographs and performances through his intriguing, often unsettling sculptures, some of which are published here for the first time.

The essays foreground Ray's engagement with preexisting traditions, as well as charged issues around race, gender, and sexuality (notably expressed through his explorations of Mark Twain's 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) and investigate the modalities of touch that run through his work. In addition, a reflection by Ray himself and a conversation between the artist and Hal Foster offer further insights into his multifaceted practice.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(January 31-June 5, 2022)

À propos de l?auteur: Kelly Baum is the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of Contemporary Art, and Brinda Kumar is associate curator, both in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Charles Ray: Figure Ground
Éditeur : Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Date d'édition : 2022
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket