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Jim Hodges

By Robert Hobbs and Julie Ault and Jane M. Saks
Series: Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series
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Jim Hodges explores profound themes such as memory, love, and existential challenges through a diverse artistic practice encompassing photography, screen printing, and sculpture. His unique use of found materials like rocks and denim, combined with ephemeral forms like spiderwebs, creates work that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. The art is mysterious, poetic, and visually striking, inviting both reflection and admiration.
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Jim Hodges

The first in-depth survey of the life and work of Jim Hodges, one of America's most celebrated contemporary artists

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Jim Hodges is an artist who addresses issues such as memory, love, and existential struggles through a multifaceted practice that includes photography, screen printing, and sculpture.

His use of found materials like rocks and denim, coupled with the adoption of transitory shapes like spiderwebs, speaks of a personal experience that resonates on a collective level filtered through elements available in nature.

Mysterious, beautiful, poetic, and conceptually deep, Hodges's work has the rare quality of being simultaneously thought-provoking and visually beautiful.

Series: Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838660307

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • By Tim Hailand

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 1056g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Jane M. Saks Julie Ault Non-Fiction Robert Hobbs Series: Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series

About the Author

Jane M. Saks is a socio-political activist and cultural advocate based in Chicago. Robert Hobbs is an art historian currently teaching at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Julie Ault is an artist, curator, and editor based in New York.

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