The evolution of the contemporary crafts movement is one of the outstanding art world developments of the latter half of the twentieth century. In this sumptuous book, with more than 200 stunning color images, the best of contemporary crafts is celebrated, with sections on glass, ceramic/porcelain, wood/furniture, fiber, and metal art. Drawn from the unparalleled collection of George and Dorothy Saxe -- one of the premier collections of contemporary crafts in the United States -- the objects pictured form a glorious survey of this exciting and innovative field, with particular emphasis on glass. The Saxe Collection is distinguished by both its high quality and its depth, with many major artists represented by works from different periods in their careers. Prominent West Coast artists represented include Robert Arneson, Dale Chihuly, Viola Frey, Sam Maloof, William Morris, Manuel Neri, Peter Voulkos, and Beatrice Wood. Also included are works by artists better known for their work in other fields, including Kiki Smith and Larry Bell.
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Timothy Anglin Burgard is Curator of American Art, Fine Art Museum of San Francisco.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A great collection, variety of pieces,
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This review is from: The Art of Craft: Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection (Hardcover)
If you are interested in glass, this book will be of particular interest. The Saxes have pieces by Chihuly, Lino, Flora Mace, Bertil, Therman Statom, William Morris, and many other well known glass artists. Also beautiful ceramics, furniture, wood bowls, sculpture.... If you can't make it to the exhibit, buy the book. You won't be disappointed.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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INTERESTED IN CONTEMPORARY ART?..... A MUST READ!!,
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This review is from: The Art of Craft: Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection (Hardcover)
Dorothy & George Saxe are amongst the foremost collectors of art made from traditional craft materials...glass, clay, wood, fiber...art categorized as coming out of the Post WWII Arts & Crafts movement. This book beautifully documents that part of their collection now on view at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco.Tim Burgard, Curator of American Art at the DeYoung Museum, writes accessably with the voice of a scholar. He contextualizes this art movement and documents the show from the Saxe Collection that he's recently installed at the DeYoung...THIS IS A GORGEOUS BOOK. The Saxes have made a bequest to the DeYoung of 600 works of art from their collection. This book and exhibition documents more than 1/3 of these objects. A MUST READ FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN CONTEMPORARY ART!!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Almost as good as being there,
This review is from: The Art of Craft: Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection (Hardcover)
A visit to the De Young Museum on my last day in San Francisco turned a time-filler into an experience of a lifetime. The exhibition itself was truly amazing; the collection superb. The lighting, layout and flow of the exhibition allowed me to get lost for a couple of hours. Here was true craftsmanship in its purest form from all over the world; even an Australian artist was represented in the collection! A visit to the gallery shop was next on the agenda to see if there was a catalogue, but since I thought a lot of the presence of place would be lost I wondered how you could put that on to paper. But there it was. A fine book with excellent production values and fine photography. It will be a great momento of my visit and comfort me to know that there are great people who support artists and help keep the barbarians from the gate.
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