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Giacometti, edited by Megan Fontanella, Karole P.B. Vail ; with contributions by Valerie J. Fletcher, Catherine Grenier

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This comprehensive survey of the work of the Swiss-born modern master Alberto Giacometti offers a fresh and incisive account of his creative output. Published on the occasion of Giacometti's first major museum presentation in the US in over a decade, the volume brings together nearly 200 sculptures, paintings and drawings to trace the artist's wide-ranging and innovative engagement with the human form across various mediums. While Giacometti may be best known for his distinct figurative sculptures that emerged after World War II, including a series of elongated standing women, striding men and expressive busts, this volume devotes equal attention to the artist's early and midcareer development. It explores his lesser-known engagement with Cubism and Surrealism as well as African, Oceanic and Cycladic art, while also highlighting his remarkable talents as a draftsman and painter alongside his sculptural oeuvre. Of particular focus is Giacometti's studio practice, in addition to historical photographs documenting his relationship with the Guggenheim Museum - which hosted the artist's first US museum exhibition, in 1955 - and with New York City.00Exhibition: Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA (8.6. - 12.9.2018)
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159 pages
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition Giacometti, co-organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, and the Fondation Giacometti, Paris
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9780892075386
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Giacometti
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Giacometti
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edited by Megan Fontanella, Karole P.B. Vail ; with contributions by Valerie J. Fletcher, Catherine Grenier
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This comprehensive survey of the work of the Swiss-born modern master Alberto Giacometti offers a fresh and incisive account of his creative output. Published on the occasion of Giacometti's first major museum presentation in the US in over a decade, the volume brings together nearly 200 sculptures, paintings and drawings to trace the artist's wide-ranging and innovative engagement with the human form across various mediums. While Giacometti may be best known for his distinct figurative sculptures that emerged after World War II, including a series of elongated standing women, striding men and expressive busts, this volume devotes equal attention to the artist's early and midcareer development. It explores his lesser-known engagement with Cubism and Surrealism as well as African, Oceanic and Cycladic art, while also highlighting his remarkable talents as a draftsman and painter alongside his sculptural oeuvre. Of particular focus is Giacometti's studio practice, in addition to historical photographs documenting his relationship with the Guggenheim Museum - which hosted the artist's first US museum exhibition, in 1955 - and with New York City.00Exhibition: Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA (8.6. - 12.9.2018)
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Giacometti (Guggenheim Museum Publications)
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709.2
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illustrations
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no index present
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N6853.G5
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A4 2018
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  • Fontanella, Megan M.
  • Vail, Karole P. B.
  • Fletcher, Valerie J.
  • Grenier, Catherine
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
  • Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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  • Giacometti, Alberto
  • Giacometti, Alberto
  • Giacometti, Alberto
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Giacometti, edited by Megan Fontanella, Karole P.B. Vail ; with contributions by Valerie J. Fletcher, Catherine Grenier
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Publication
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition Giacometti, co-organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, and the Fondation Giacometti, Paris
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29 cm
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159 pages
Isbn
9780892075386
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2018007614
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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illustrations (some color)
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  • (OCoLC)1003256514
  • (OCoLC)on1003256514
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Giacometti, edited by Megan Fontanella, Karole P.B. Vail ; with contributions by Valerie J. Fletcher, Catherine Grenier
Publication
Note
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Giacometti, co-organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, and the Fondation Giacometti, Paris
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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  • text
  • still image
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  • txt
  • sti
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
159 pages
Isbn
9780892075386
Lccn
2018007614
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1003256514
  • (OCoLC)on1003256514

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