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Baume, Nicholas; Mergel, Jen - Tara Donovan - 9781580932134 - V9781580932134
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Tara Donovan

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Description for Tara Donovan Num Pages: 160 pages, 70 colour photos. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1160.

Artist Tara Donovan uses commonplace consumer materials - toothpicks, tape, pencils, buttons, paper plates, and the like - to create her dazzling sculptural installations.

Often biomorphic or topographical in character, her large-scale abstract works utilize systematic arrangements of thousands or even millions of units. Visually evocative and perceptually seductive, her pieces are at once organic and highly structured. Donovan has been recognized for her commitment to process and her ability to discover how the inherent physical characteristics of an object might allow it to be transformed into art.

Published in conjunction with a major solo exhibition at the Institute for ... Read more

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Product Details

Publication date
2008
Publisher
Monacelli Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781580932134
SKU
V9781580932134
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Baume, Nicholas; Mergel, Jen
Tara Donovan, recipient of a 2008 MacArthur Foundation "Genius Award," was born in 1969 in New York City. She studied at the School of Visual Arts, New York; Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C.; and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. She has received solo exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, San ... Read more

Reviews for Tara Donovan
‘This singular artist is creating a dazzling body of work that will enrich the fields of contemporary sculpture and installation art for years to come.’ - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ‘Ms. Donovan [has the] ability to uncover unexpected qualities in the most commonplace materials and objects.’ - Carol Kino, 'The Genius of Little Things', ... Read more

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