In 1975, a young art student named Jeff Koons (b. 1955) moved to Chicago, where he studied at the School of the Art Institute; worked as a studio assistant to his hero, painter Ed Paschke, for $1 an hour; and socialized with many of the city's most talented artists. This handsome book takes a fresh look at the rise and career of Jeff Koons, who is now arguably one of the world's most famous artists.
Koons collaborated extensively on this book, which accompanies the first solo museum exhibition in the U.S. in 16 years and offers a survey of nearly thirty years of his work, beginning with iconic sculptures from 1979 to new paintings completed in 2007. Francesco Bonami reconsiders his career, making intriguing connections to the work of Andy Warhol, A. A. Milne, Marcel Duchamp, and Gustave Courbet, among others. This is the first publication to explore a little-known but highly influential period in the artist's career--his time in Chicago in the 1970s. It also provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Koons's work for new audiences and short texts about each of his series and many major works.
Published in association with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Exhibition Schedule:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (May 31 - September 21, 2008)
Dazzlingly illustrated whit over 300 works, including paintings, drawings and photographs, this beautiful book serves to introduce newcomers to Lam, as well as deepen the understanding of those already familiar with his work"--Back cover.
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Published in conjunction with The Philbrook Museum of Art 1998 exhibition of 42 examples of Turner's work collected from the major London galleries.
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... Eliza Draper Gardiner of Providence ; Rudolph Ruzicka and Florence Wyman Ivins of New York City ; and an enlarged contingent from Provincetown : Ethel Mars , Mary Bacon Jones , Tod Lindenmuth , and Juliette S. Nichols .
David Smith: Drawing + Sculpting : [exhibition], Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, April 16 - July 17, 2005
Photographs from the William Merritt Chase Archives at the Parrish Art Museum