David Smith
David Smith was born March 9, 1906 BirthDecatur, Indiana, USA.
Died May 23, 1965 deathBennington, USA.
Categories: Abstract Expressionism Sculpture Objects Documenta Kassel
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David Smith transformed sculpture with such works as "Cubi XVII." One of a series of twenty-eight Cubi sculptures that date from 1961 to 1965, "Cubi XVII" presents Smith’s fusion of European ideas of abstract form, from Brancusi, Arp, and other modernists to the psychological content of Giacometti, with the newfound freedom of scale and gesture of post-World War II American art…
Cubi III, 1961
Torso, 1937
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Documents of Contemporary Art. Utopias: Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new... |
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South African Art Now. South African Art Now documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success... |
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James Rosenquist. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. “Frank, funny, truthful, ironic and in every way an entertaining account of one major American artist’s involvement in an art movement that interests everyone–and, more than that, of his own character. Jim Rosenquist is a true American original and his book ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand the last half-century of his country’s visual culture, high, low, and in between.” –Robert Hughes, amazon |
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