Ann Hamilton: An Inventory of Objects
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0974364851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jennifer A. Kirkwood said An incredible artist!. Ann Hamilton is one of the most amazing artists living today. Her body of work is awe inspiring. This book is simply beautiful and has a good overview of her work. I purchased it for my high school classroom and it is regularly signed out by my students. The author does an outstanding job of describing the artist's process and its eventual journey to the finished artwork. A must for any worthwhile art book collection.
Simon, curator at large for the Whitney Museum of American Art, provides the accompanying essay as well as a critical examination of each work within the inventory. Hamilton’s choice of the word “inventory” places these objects within a developing continuum and serves as an analogy to process. An example is the hide-like Toothpick Suit, which Hamilton created as a sculpture, donned as part of a performance and installation, then documented in a photograph. Summing Up: Essential. This is the first comprehensive catalog of objects created by an artist who has received international acclaim for her time- and performance-based installations. The book includes more than 250 images and an extensive chronology and bibliography. Simon’s analysis endows the inven
The complete inventory of Hamilton's objects made over the past 20-plus years is reproduced in this essential publication, which also contains an extensive biography, bibliography and index. Ann Hamilton: An Inventory of Objects is a major new publication of the work of one of today's most important and influential artists. Many of the objects relate to the large-scale installations for which Hamilton is internationally known. The more than 130 color plates document photographs, sculpture, video, audio and language pieces (both unique and editioned), as well as multiples and prints. Each object in the inventory is accompanied by a text by Joan Simon, who also contributes a significant new