A Sculpture Reader: Contemporary Sculpture Since 1980 (Perspectives on Contemporary Sculpture) (Paperback)

~ Glenn Harper (Editor), Twylene Moyer (Editor), Karen Wilkin (Introduction)

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"A Sculpture Reader is likely to be the definitive survey of contemporary sculpture. Virtually every sculptor of consequence is discussed in depth. The essays are clear and to the point. Highly recommended."--Donald Kuspit, SUNY at Stony Brook "A Sculpture Reader provides a fascinating overview of the development of sculpture since 1980, revealing key issues and artistic concerns that have carried through from the late 1960s to the present. This rich anthology of essays by a diverse set of authors presents a progressive view of critical thinking and the multivalent approaches to contemporary sculpture reflected in the works of Ann Hamilton, Olafur Eliasson, Jorge Pardo, Atelier von Lieshout, Karin Sander, and many other artists from around the world."--Olga Viso, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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A unique anthology of articles on contemporary sculptors drawn from the 25-year history of Sculpture magazine, A Sculpture Reader offers a valuable overview of three dimensional art since 1980. Focusing on individual artists rather than themes or movements, the 42 essays in A Sculpture Reader capture the wide-ranging possibilities that characterize contemporary sculpture.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Isc Press (July 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295986212
• ISBN-13: 978-0295986210
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #705,938 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Breaking the Mold: Contemporary Sculpure and the Nature of Reality, January 17, 2007

By	mostserene1 (USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)

This collection is a work of astonishing intellectual insight and viscerally affecting beauty. The authors authoritatively, even brazenly, examine the way contemporary artists reconceptualized perceptual reality through sculpture. It is the contemporary sculptors who shattered the idea that sculpture must in some way represent the human body - an idea that persisted for millenia - and reimagined it as a mechanism to explore dearly-held cultural and social conventions. The works of contemporary sculptors as reflected within this book have accomplished no less than the dislimning of the traditional boundary separating art and sculpture. Thus they have been freed to deploy unexpected visual tools to implicate the viewer in a dismantling of the insidious constructs that shape our consensual experience. Plainly put, you will view the world differently after reading this book.

In short, this is a MUST READ both for intrepid explorers of the nature of perceptual reality and lovers of art. For all others, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. For those who tenaciously cling to tradition - those conventional, orthodox, ideologically conservative readers, well, come on, take a walk on the wild side (it'll be our little secret).