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Bodys Isek Kingelez
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This book is ideal for readers with an interest in contemporary art, visionary architecture, urban studies, and cultural innovation. It will appeal to those fascinated by utopian design, mixed-media art, and the creative reinvention of urban spaces through fantastical models.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held May 26, 2018-January 1, 2019 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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Composed of paper, commercial packaging, and the stuff of everyday life, Bodys Isek Kingelez's extreme maquettes transform these materials into fantastic visions that encompass civic buildings, public monuments, and private pavilions.
Published to accompany the first retrospective of his work, this book traces the span of Kingelez's career, from early single structure works included in Centre Pompidou's landmark 1989 exhibition, Magiciens de la terre, to the complex and multifaceted cities he made in the 2000s, bringing his rarely seen, distinctive oeuvre to American audiences.
Featuring new photography of his work, this is the most comprehensive volume on the artist to date.
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Critics praise Kingelez's work as "fantastical architectural maquettes" that envision utopian metropolises, with vivid colour, intricate detail, and inventive forms. Apollo Magazine highlights his visionary public monuments, while The Wall Street Journal describes the pieces as "amazing" and "sparkling." The New York Times lauds the exhibition as a "euphoric utopian wonderland," emphasising the works’ futuristic aura and whimsical optimism. PIN-UP calls the volume visually pleasing, and Quartzy notes it as a utopian antidote filled with technicoloured architecture.
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ISBN: 9781633450547
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 May 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Museum of Modern Art
Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout
Contributors:
- Edited by Sarah Suzuki
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 230.0mm
Height: 267.0mm
Weight: 960g
Pages: 144
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