Peter galassi foreword (5 Ergebnisse)

First edition. 11.5 x 10 inches. 170 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. "Over the past three decades, Vancouver artist Jeff Wall's large color transparencies have won international acclaim. Wall has created a unique, seductive and complex pictorial universe by drawing upon philosophy, literature, nineteenth-century painting, Neo-Realist cinema and the traditions of both Conceptual art and documentary photography. Organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Wall's 2007 American traveling retrospective will include all of the artist's major works to date. In addition to color plates and illuminating details, the exhibition catalogue includes an essay by Peter Galassi that explores the full range of Wall's artistic and intellectual interests and offers fresh perspectives on one of the most adventurous creative achievements of our time. The essay is followed by an interview with the artist by James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, where the exhibition will be on view during the Summer of 2007" (the publisher). A fine, unmarked copy; dust jacket with some very light shelf wear, one short tear at lower edge.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Zustand: As New. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Second printing of oversize hardcover. Dust jacket shows a touch of edgewear. Inscribed by author Peter Galassi on front endpaper: 'For Rudi on his 98th birthday with all our love from Peter, who wrote it, and Susan, who delivered it!' and dated July 15, 2002. 'Rudi' is art theorist Rudolf Arnheim, born July 15, 1904. The catalog accompanying the first American retrospective of Gursky's photography, at the Museum of Modern Art in spring 2001. 5.3 pounds. 196 pages. 13-3/4 x 12-1/4". Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: New in publisher's shrink wrap. First edition. 1/1000. Small Folio. 80pp. Original photo-illustrated white boards with gray lettering on cover and spine. Designed as a companion book to Steinmetz' title South Central, South East is focusing on Athens and Atlanta, New Orleans, Memphis and East Tennessee, capturing the sense of displacement and isolation felt by many young Americans. Illustrated with sixty-seven b/w photographs. …