The Necessity of Sculpture

Name: The Necessity of Sculpture
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SKU: 9781641771085
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By Eric Gibson

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The Necessity of Sculpture is a comprehensive collection of articles by Eric Gibson, spanning nearly 40 years of his career as an art critic. It explores a wide range of sculpture from ancient Mesopotamian cylinder seals and Hellenistic Greece to modernists such as Rodin and Picasso, and contemporary artists including Richard Serra and Jeff Koons. Organised chronologically, the book offers both a historical overview and an accessible introduction to the art of sculpture for new readers.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for art enthusiasts, students, and anyone seeking an informed yet accessible introduction to the history and variety of sculpture from ancient times to contemporary art.

The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic.

Description

The Necessity of Sculpture brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic.

This book covers subjects as diverse as Mesopotamian cylinder seals, war memorials, and the art of the American West; stylistic periods such as the Hellenistic in Ancient Greece and Kamakura in medieval Japan; Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and other historical figures; modernists like Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, and Alberto Giacometti; and contemporary artists including Richard Serra, Rachel Whiteread, and Jeff Koons.

Organized chronologically by artist and period, this collection is as much a synoptic history of sculpture as it is an art chronicle. At the same time, it is an illuminating introduction to the subject for anyone coming to it for the first time.

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Philippe De Montebello praises Gibson's work as an "indispensable book" that counters the notion that sculpture is boring, highlighting the author's genuine and informed criticism. John Wilmerding considers Gibson a probing critic and astute essayist whose writings across sculpture history not only inform but challenge readers to truly see the art.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781641771085

Publisher: Encounter Books,USA

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Encounter Books,USA

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 256

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Arts & Culture Eric Gibson Non-Fiction

About the Author

Eric Gibson is the Arts in Review editor of The Wall Street Journal and one of the paper's art critics. He grew up in England and graduated with a B.A. in Art History from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore (Hudson Hills Press, 1993) and lives with his wife on Long Island.