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The Figurative Sculpture of Magdalena Abakanowicz: Bodies, Environments, and Myths
Joanna Inglot
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Hardback. In this art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Iglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and worked. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 color illustrations, 49 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Since the early 1980s, the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (b. 1930) has gained worldwide acclaim for her role in the revival of figuration in late-twentieth-century sculpture. Her cycles of headless, hollow, and crude burlap crowds of the mid-1970s and the 1980s, exhibited in major museums across America, Europe, and Asia, are roundly praised for their expressive power and innovative form. In this first scholarly art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Inglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical, and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and ... Read more
Since the early 1980s, the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (b. 1930) has gained worldwide acclaim for her role in the revival of figuration in late-twentieth-century sculpture. Her cycles of headless, hollow, and crude burlap crowds of the mid-1970s and the 1980s, exhibited in major museums across America, Europe, and Asia, are roundly praised for their expressive power and innovative form. In this first scholarly art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Inglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical, and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
1105g
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520231252
SKU
V9780520231252
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About Joanna Inglot
Joanna Inglot is Associate Professor of Art History at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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