Robert Gober

Name: Robert Gober
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Robert Gober rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and quickly became recognised as a key artist of his generation. This publication accompanies the first comprehensive large-scale survey of his career in the United States, showcasing sculptures, immersive environments, drawings, prints, and photographs. Created in close collaboration with Gober, it explores themes and motifs from the early 1980s that continue to shape his work today, complemented by an essay from Hilton Als and rare archival images.
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Ideal for readers interested in contemporary art, sculpture, social commentary, and comprehensive artist retrospectives.

Robert Gober rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and was quickly acknowledged as one of the most significant artists of his generation. In the years since, his reputation has continued to grow, commensurate with the rich and complex body of work he has produced.

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Robert Gober rose to prominence in the mid-1980s and was quickly acknowledged as one of the most significant artists of his generation. In the years since, his reputation has continued to grow, commensurate with the rich and complex body of work he has produced.

Published in conjunction with the first comprehensive large-scale survey of the artist's career to take place in the United States, this publication presents his works in all mediums, including individual sculptures and immersive sculptural environments, as well as a distinctive selection of drawings, prints, and photographs.

Prepared in close collaboration with the artist, it traces the development of a remarkable body of work, highlighting themes and motifs that emerged in the early 1980s and continue to inform the artist's work today.

An essay by Hilton Als, and an in-depth chronology with extensive input from the artist himself, foregrounds images from Gober's archives, including many never-before-published photographs of works in progress.

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Critics praise Gober's ability to transform everyday domestic objects into deeply evocative artworks imbued with social justice and psychological nuance. THE Magazine notes the socio-political resonance beneath his seemingly mundane forms, while The New Yorker's Peter Schjeldahl highlights Gober's perfectionism and eerie attention to detail, which lend his sculptures a haunting quality that captivates and unsettles.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780870709463

Publisher: Museum of Modern Art

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 October 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Museum of Modern Art

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Contributors:

Edited by Ann Temkin
Edited by Ann Temkin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 990g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Ann Temkin is an American art curator, and currently the Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Hilton Als is an American writer and theater critic who writes for The New Yorker.

Claudia Carson is archivist and registrar to Robert Gober.

Paulina Pabocha is Assistant Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art.

Christian Scheidemann is the Senior Conservator and President of Contemporary Conservation Ltd.