Screen LibraryShape of things to come : new sculpture /
"This book - the largest on contemporary sculpture yet to appear - is itself an object. The sequence of nearly 700 pages creates, as its title, suggests, an artistic vision of the future. The novel by H.G. Wells, to which the title refers, envisioned events up to the twenty-second century and s...
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Rizzoli,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book - the largest on contemporary sculpture yet to appear - is itself an object. The sequence of nearly 700 pages creates, as its title, suggests, an artistic vision of the future. The novel by H.G. Wells, to which the title refers, envisioned events up to the twenty-second century and served both as a surprisingly accurate prophecy and a reflection of the author's own time. The book was a touchstone for Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), in which a great monolith stands as an iconic but enigmatic sculptured presence. This new book opens with an enor |
| Item Description: |
Editor from p. [681]. "Published in conjunction with a two-part exhibition at the new Saatchi Gallery in London"--Jacket. Essay by Meghan Dailey. Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2009. |
| Carrier Form: | 678, [3] pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 13). |
| ISBN: |
9780847832538 (cloth) : 0847832538 |
| Index Number: | NB198 |
| CLC: | J331-64 |
| Call Number: | J331-64/S529 |
| Contents: | David Herbert -- Rebecca Warren -- Thomas Houseago -- Rachel Harrison -- Molly Larkey -- Ryan Johnson -- Nathan Mabry -- Ryan Trecartin -- Allison Smith -- Lara Schnitger -- Kader Attia -- Huma Bhabha -- Folkert de Jong -- Daphne Fitzpatrick -- Guerra de la Paz -- Alina & Jeff Bliumis -- Jon Pylypchuk -- Francis Upritchard -- Erick Swenson -- Jorge Mayet -- Stephanie Taylor -- Berlinde de Bruyckere -- Matt Johnson -- Tom Burr -- Peter Coffin -- Bozidar Brazda -- Dan Attoe -- Jacob Dahl Jürgensen -- Peter Buggenhout -- Sarah Braman -- Florian Roithmayr -- Daved Batchelor -- Olaf Breuning -- |