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Robert Therrien
Norman Bryson
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Description for Robert Therrien
hardcover. A major work on the contemporary artist Robert Therrien, this title features his most important pieces of work. Num Pages: 246 pages, 207. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1562.
Robert Therrien takes ordinary objects and makes them unfamiliar, removing functionality to reveal metaphoric associations in them. Such works include his series of monumental tables and chairs, giant-sized stacks of pots, plates and bowls, and fifteen-foot fake beards hanging on their stands, among other works. Expertly photographed, with an insightful interview by art historian and theorist Norman Bryson, this is the first major book to examine Therrien’s unique body of work. Planned to coincide with the exhibition of Therrien’s sculptures in May 2008 at Gagosian Gallery in New York City, this volume is a must-have for anyone interested in contemporary ... Read more
Robert Therrien takes ordinary objects and makes them unfamiliar, removing functionality to reveal metaphoric associations in them. Such works include his series of monumental tables and chairs, giant-sized stacks of pots, plates and bowls, and fifteen-foot fake beards hanging on their stands, among other works. Expertly photographed, with an insightful interview by art historian and theorist Norman Bryson, this is the first major book to examine Therrien’s unique body of work. Planned to coincide with the exhibition of Therrien’s sculptures in May 2008 at Gagosian Gallery in New York City, this volume is a must-have for anyone interested in contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Gagosian / Rizzoli United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847831647
SKU
V9780847831647
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About Norman Bryson
Robert Therrien lives in Los Angeles and is represented in major museum collections internationally. He is known primarily as a sculptor, although he has worked in painting, drawing, printmaking, and photography. Norman Bryson is a Professor in the Department of Visual Arts, University of California San Diego. An art historian and theorist, Bryson has published widely in the areas of ... Read more
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