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21%OFFE. Luanne McKinnon - Eva Hesse Spectres 1960 - 9780300164152 - V9780300164152
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Eva Hesse Spectres 1960

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Description for Eva Hesse Spectres 1960 Hardback. In 1960 Eva Hesse (1936-1970) created an unusual group of oil paintings. Contrary to scholarship, which suggests that these works represent a form of self-deprecation, this book seeks to consider these 'spectre' paintings as manifestations of a private, haunted interiority in the context of the artist's burgeoning maturity. Num Pages: 88 pages, 35 b/w + color illus. BIC Classification: AFC; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 586.

A new examination of a fascinating group of paintings from a pioneering mid-century artist

In 1960 Eva Hesse (1936–1970) created an unusual group of oil paintings that, when considered in contrast to her sculptural assemblages from 1965 to 1970, foretell her desire to embody emotional states in abstract form. Contrary to existing scholarship, which suggests that these works represent a form of self-deprecation, this book seeks to consider these “spectre paintings as manifestations of a private, haunted interiority in the context of the artist’s burgeoning maturity.

The paintings in the spectre campaign comprise two distinct categories. The first, a ... Read more



Published in association with the University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque


Exhibition Schedule:

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
09/25/10-01/03/11

University of New Mexico Art Museum
(03/25/11-07/24/11)

Brooklyn Museum of Art(09/16/11-01/08/12)

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300164152
SKU
V9780300164152
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-17

About E. Luanne McKinnon
E. Luanne McKinnon is Director of the University of New Mexico Art Museum. Elisabeth Bronfen is a Global Distinguished Professor of German, NYU, and Chair of American Studies at the University of Zurich. Louise S. Milne is Lecturer at Napier University and the Centre for Visual Studies, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. Helen A. Molesworth is chief curator at the ICA, ... Read more

Reviews for Eva Hesse Spectres 1960
“Provide(s) valuable new insights into the work of Eva Hesse.”—Woman’s Art Journal
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