Brancusi: Photographs

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Constantin Brancusi, the great twentieth-century sculptor, was also a talented and experimental photographer. Some of his remarkable photographs are shown here: self-portraits and studio shots that provide glimpses into a rare and specialized world; images of his own sculpture that present his art as he wanted the world to see it.... More >>

Brancusi: Photographs

Paul McCarthy: Head Shop. Shop Head

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Although Paul McCarthy was born in 1945, has been working for nearly 40 years and is counted among the most influential figures of his generation, he didn't become known to the general public until the early 1990s. Because of this, and because he has frequently collaborated with younger artists like Mike Kelley and Jason Rhoades, many people think mistakenly that McCarthy belongs to a younger generation. Perhaps this is also because his portfolio includes works like... More >>

Paul McCarthy: Head Shop. Shop Head

Matisse: Painter as Sculptor

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Widely known for his vibrant and innovative modernist paintings and works on paper, Henri Matisse (1869–1954) also produced a large number of sculptures that were equally groundbreaking. This original and lavishly illustrated book examines more than forty of Matisse’s sculptures and joins them with his paintings, drawings, prints, and collages to investigate the relationship between his two-dimensional and three-dimensional work.
Essays present an overview of... More >>

Matisse: Painter as Sculptor

A Garden for Art: Outdoor Sculpture at The Hirshhorn Museum

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The Hirshhorn Museum's sculpture garden provides a contemplative haven in the heart of Washington. More than sixty sculptures in a broad range of styles dating from the 1880s through the 1960s are displayed in it, while another dozen sculptures from the 1960s to the 1990s occupy the plaza around the museum building. Together the landscaped grounds form an outdoor gallery that is enjoyed by more than 340,000 visitors annually. In her introductory essay, Valerie Fletc... More >>

A Garden for Art: Outdoor Sculpture at The Hirshhorn Museum

Direct Wood Sculpture: Technique- Innovation - Creativity

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This is a book that explores into two worlds, the appreciation of wood as medium for sculpture and a practical look of technique. The history of sculpting directly into wood is explored, illustrated with many classic examples of the art, from ancient Egypt to the twentieth century. But this book is also a vital resource for those seeking to create sculpture in wood. A complete description of the qualities and types of wood, tools (both hand and power), techniques, a... More >>

Direct Wood Sculpture: Technique- Innovation - Creativity

Assyrian Sculpture: Second Edition

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For almost three centuries, until 612 b.c., the small kingdom of Assyria dominated the Middle East, its empire at one point extending from Iran to Egypt. The story of those years-the triumphs of the Assyrian kings in war and peace, their exploits in the hunting field, and the gods who watched over them-were recorded in stone on the walls of a succession of royal palaces. These sculptures, offering eyewitness views of a long-lost civilization, were not rediscovered u... More >>

Assyrian Sculpture: Second Edition

Richard Long: Walking The Line

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This book by and about the sculptor and pioneer land artist Richard Long explores his work from the 1990s to the present day. Long's ability to make works of physical and intellectual beauty in both outdoor and indoor spaces is unrivaled, and the journey covered here takes the reader around the world: to the Sahara Desert and down the Rio Grande, from coast to coast in Ireland and Spain, to Tierra del Fuego and Mongolia, and to the forests of Honshu in Jap... More >>

Richard Long: Walking The Line