Ellsworth Kelly

Name: Ellsworth Kelly
Brand: Hachette Australia
SKU: 9780714876429
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By Tricia Y. Paik

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Summary

Ellsworth Kelly offers a sweeping look at the life and work of one of the most distinctive and influential artists of the 20th century. From his early experiments in the 1940s to his final projects before his death in 2015, this book presents a thoroughly researched and richly illustrated journey through Kelly's prolific oeuvre. Written by curator Tricia Y. Paik and featuring 400 illustrations, it explores the colour-soaked minimalism that defined his career and artistic legacy.
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Format: Hardback

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This book is ideal for art enthusiasts, students of modern and minimalist art, and anyone interested in the detailed artistic journey of one of the 20th century's great painters and sculptors. It suits readers seeking both visual inspiration and scholarly insight.

The definitive monograph on one of the most revered artists of our time.

Description

Ellsworth Kelly will forever be remembered as one of the most distinctive and influential artists of our time. This book, the last created in close collaboration with the artist, maps his prolific and diverse oeuvre from the 1940s to his final projects before his death in late 2015.

Featuring a newly designed cover, this hardback edition brings Tricia Paik's critically acclaimed volume to a new audience of readers.

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Bloomberg Pursuits hails this as a "maximalist book" for fans of the minimalist artist, citing its comprehensive coverage of Kelly's work. Publishers Weekly praises it as "a work of beauty and scholarship," affirming Kelly as a master artist of the last century. Cent Magazine notes the book's personal, insightful tone and calls it an "absolute must-have" for understanding modern minimalism at its finest. Wallpaper describes it as a "comprehensive celebration" of what sets Kelly apart from his contemporaries.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714876429

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 238.0mm

Height: 305.0mm

Weight: 2678g

Pages: 368

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Tricia Y. Paik

About the Author

Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker who became known, post-WWII, as one of the country's premiere abstract artists. His work is internationally known, exhibited, awarded, auctioned, and celebrated,

to this day.

Tricia Paik is director of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in Massachusetts. She was previously curator of contemporary art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and has held positions at the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.