The necessity of sculpture: selected essays and criticism, 1985-2019

"The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic. It covers subjects as diverse as Mesopotamian cylinder seals, war memorials, and the art of the American West; stylistic periods suc...

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1. Verfasser: Gibson, Eric 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Criterion Books 2020
Ausgabe:First American edition
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Zusammenfassung:"The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic. It covers subjects as diverse as Mesopotamian cylinder seals, war memorials, and the art of the American West; stylistic periods such as the Hellenistic in Ancient Greece and Kamakura in medieval Japan; Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and other historical figures; modernists like Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, and Alberto Giacometti; and contemporary artists including Richard Serra, Rachel Whiteread, and Jeff Koons. Organized chronologically by artist and period, this collection is as much a synoptic history of sculpture as it is an art chronicle. At the same time, it is an illuminating introduction to the subject for anyone coming to it for the first time"--
Beschreibung:xi, 234 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen 21 cm
ISBN:9781641771085
1641771089

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