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Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects 1990-1994

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A wonderful addition to the library of any Graves fan. Beautifully photographed, with wonderfully descriptive texts.

I got this book as a father's day present and I absolutely love it. It has great photography of each of the finished projects, gives a brief description of the project and interesting facts about each. There are also photos of some of Graves' 3-d models for some concept buildings that never "made it to production", as well as a peppering of his wonderfully whimsical sketches. A must have for anyone interested in architecture or design, or anyone that has even a remote fascination into the beauty that is a Graves' design.

The shame about this book is the rather cursory coverage given to Impiglia's early period OF SUCCESS.

Despite a major commission from a New York City Bank in the late 1970's, Giancarlo Impiglia was prolific in the early to mid-eighties in his production of serigraphs.

From initially selling 300 copies at $25 print (yes, hard to believe) in the early 1980's, and jumping to 200 copies at $600 a print by about 1987,
Impiglia's art quickly grew in stature, and price.

His work seemingly increased annually; $1500; $2000; $4000; $6000' $8000; $10000; $12000; $14000; $16000; $18000; $20000.

But, the art didn't change that much.

His early work was just as masterful, but the author doesn't cover this period in sufficient depth, I feel.

Impiglia's Dinner for Two represents as fine an example of his style and substance as any, and was as seminal for him, and his reputation in 1984, as Les Damselles D'Avignon was for Picasso.

Otherwise, there is much discussion of his work from about 1988 thru 1996.

I just feel that more time should have been spent going over his prolific "early period of success," when he gained great notoriety.