BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 9.75 x 11.75 in. / 136 pgs / 120 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 7/25/2017 Active
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: FALL 2017 p. 124
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9783960980667TRADE List Price: $35.00 CDN $47.50
AVAILABILITY Out of stock
“Bontecou’s work possesses great suggestive power… In a single vaulting movement, the entire thing comes together somewhere near the center of the sculpture, where it disappears into a black hole. But no matter how abstract her work, it still conjures up vivid associations. Associations with the human body, a structure, or a landscape, with a planet or celestial body, including a black hole. There is something explicit about it (sexual, even, in its physicality), something threatening and primitive. The versatility of the materials she uses gives her work a hand-crafted look. Sometimes a piece will be finished down to the finest detail, while another appears cobbled together.”
Edited with text by Joan Banach, Jeremy Melius, Laura Stamps, Benno Tempel.
Since the 1960s, American artist Lee Bontecou (born 1931) has been internationally praised for her intriguing sculptures and installations.
The rich, organic shapes of her sculptures seem to originate from a mysterious universe in which fears and desires are condensed.
Recently the artist created “Sandbox,” a new installation in which she combines elements from her work from the 1960s to the present. A picture essay by Joan Banach, artist and friend of Bontecou, focuses on the genesis of “Sandbox” and maps the rich network of Bontecou’s inspirations: pictures range from extracts from geological and historical books to images of works by old masters.
Beautiful, detailed photographs of the artist’s studio—including her inspirational “wall of drawings”—are featured alongside reproductions from Bontecou’s sketchbooks. This book is an intimate insight into the creative process of the artist.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Lee Bontecou.'
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.75 x 11.75 in. / 136 pgs / 120 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $47.5 ISBN: 9783960980667 PUBLISHER: Walther König, Köln AVAILABLE: 7/25/2017 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA AU/NZ AFR
Published by Walther König, Köln. Edited with text by Joan Banach, Jeremy Melius, Laura Stamps, Benno Tempel.
Since the 1960s, American artist Lee Bontecou (born 1931) has been internationally praised for her intriguing sculptures and installations.
The rich, organic shapes of her sculptures seem to originate from a mysterious universe in which fears and desires are condensed.
Recently the artist created “Sandbox,” a new installation in which she combines elements from her work from the 1960s to the present. A picture essay by Joan Banach, artist and friend of Bontecou, focuses on the genesis of “Sandbox” and maps the rich network of Bontecou’s inspirations: pictures range from extracts from geological and historical books to images of works by old masters.
Beautiful, detailed photographs of the artist’s studio—including her inspirational “wall of drawings”—are featured alongside reproductions from Bontecou’s sketchbooks. This book is an intimate insight into the creative process of the artist.
