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Simon (Ed) Grant - In My View: Personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists - 9780500238967 - V9780500238967
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In My View: Personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists

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Description for In My View: Personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists Hardcover. A collection of reflections by 78 contemporary artists in which each artist reveals the influence and inspiration he or she has found in a particular artwork or artist. It identifies themes that emerges and contextualizes the history and practice of artists looking back at the work of others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 152 illustrations, 135 in colour. BIC Classification: ABA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 960.
In My View is a collection of reflections by 78 contemporary artists in which each artist reveals the influence and inspiration he or she has found in a particular artwork or artist. Among the artists are John Baldessari, Daniel Buren, Chuck Close, Michael Craig-Martin, Tacita Dean, Marlene Dumas, Antony Gormley, Susan Hiller, Thomas Hirschhorn, Candida Höfer, Vik Muniz, Jorge Pardo, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Bill Viola and Rachel Whiteread. The works chosen range from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century, some of them iconic, others lesser known. The accompanying essays are often very personal, recalling childhood memories and life-changing moments, and capturing the joy and excitement that come from encounters with great art. The stories show the profound connections that exist between artists past and present and offer an alternative look at art history from the 15th century to the 1960s, through the eyes of contemporary artists themselves. Simon Grant’s introduction identifies themes that emerge and contextualizes the history and practice of artists looking back at the work of others.

Product Details

Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
951g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500238967
SKU
V9780500238967
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Simon (Ed) Grant
Simon Grant is a writer and art historian, and has been editor of Tate Etc. magazine since 2004.

Reviews for In My View: Personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists
'A brilliant, argumentative and provocative anthology, ideal for dipping in and out of … We come away from this book with all sorts of avenues to explore ourselves, and an enhanced understanding of the talents and even visionary genius of artists past and present' - Marina Vaizey, V&A Magazine 'A simple idea elegantly executed in an attractive, compact, well-illustrated volume' - Financial Times (Books of the Year) 'A terrific idea. This wonderful book presents an entirely new way of looking at art … the deeply personal stories reveal the profound connections between artists, shedding light on the work of both the past and the present creators, as well as capturing the joy that can come from encounters with great art' - Good Book Guide 'Invariably fascinating' - The Spectator 'Absorbing … elegantly designed and cleverly conceived' - The Art Newspaper

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