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Material Culture
Altman, Helen; Budd, Richie; Cabrera, Margarita; Davenport, Bill; Durham, Jonathan; Halonen, Jessica
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Paperback. Documents the work of twelve contemporary sculptors from Texas. This book includes essays that examine formal, conceptual, cultural, and social issues from American and international perspectives. Num Pages: 48 pages, 28 4-colour photos. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 295.
Documenting the work of twelve contemporary sculptors from Texas, Material Culture was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at TCU in 2008. Both representational and abstract, the works in the exhibition were made from readymade and commonplace materials with an emphasis on craft, process, and the use of the hand. Providing a survey of the ongoing embrace of object making in Texas, the essays in this book examine formal, conceptual, cultural, and social issues from American and international perspectives. The authors do not argue for a regional sensibility, given the irrelevance of regionalism in our global society, ... Read more
Documenting the work of twelve contemporary sculptors from Texas, Material Culture was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at TCU in 2008. Both representational and abstract, the works in the exhibition were made from readymade and commonplace materials with an emphasis on craft, process, and the use of the hand. Providing a survey of the ongoing embrace of object making in Texas, the essays in this book examine formal, conceptual, cultural, and social issues from American and international perspectives. The authors do not argue for a regional sensibility, given the irrelevance of regionalism in our global society, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Art Galleries at TCU United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780980161700
SKU
V9780980161700
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About Altman, Helen; Budd, Richie; Cabrera, Margarita; Davenport, Bill; Durham, Jonathan; Halonen, Jessica
Curator of the exhibition and lead author is FRANCES COLPITT, the Deedle Potter Rose Chair of Art History at TCU. Her extensive record of publications includes the books Minimal Art: The Critical Perspective and Abstract Art in the Late Twentieth Century. She is a corresponding editor for Art in America. JENNIFER DAVY is an artist and arts writer living in ... Read more
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