Martin Puryear : Liberty = Libertà / Brooke Kamin Rapaport, commissioner and curator ; essays by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Darby English, Anne M. Wagner, Tobi Haslett.
Exhibition: US Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Italy (21.06.-30.06.2019). Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Index. Two revolutions / Julia Friedman -- The dome as fact and façade / Darby English -- The self in sculpture / Anne M. Wagner -- Two revolutions / Tobi Haslett -- Catalogue -- Exhibition installation -- Works in the exhibition -- Chronology / Julia Friedman -- Exhibition history -- Selected bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Summary:
Accompanying the landmark exhibition by renowned Hudson Valley based artist Martin Puryear (born 1941), who is representing the United States at the 58th Venice Biennale, this book captures a high point in the career of one of today's most acclaimed artists. In addition to extensive illustrations of new sculptures made for the Biennale, including a significant site-specific work, the book features major texts by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Darby English and Anne Wagner. The works and essays demonstrate Puryear's powerful, original and influential engagement with art history and social history on both a personal level, as an African American artist, and universally. With a definitive illustrated chronology of the artist's career over the last fifty years, 'Martin Puryear: Liberty / Libertà' is an essential look at one of the most important artists today, who continues to work at the height of his powers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.