Midsummer Snowballs

Andy Goldsworthy

ISBN 10: 0810906244 / ISBN 13: 9780810906242

Published by Harry N. Abrams, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Midsummer Snowballs
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810906244
• ISBN 13: 9780810906242
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Just after midnight on June 21, 2000, Midsummer Day, Andy Goldsworthy supervised the unloading of 13 huge snowballs from refrigerated trucks onto the streets of London. What took place as an astonished public came upon these snowballs--each several feet in diameter and weighing about a ton--is captured in spontaneous and evocative pictures taken by photographers working around the clock.

Here, then, is the story of Goldsworthy's largest ephemeral work to date. Made in one century and unwrapped to melt very slowly in the next, this is four-dimensional sculpture in which the lifespan and history of the snowballs are as important as their appearance at any moment. As Judith Collins explains in her introduction, and Goldsworthy in his diaries, this is a natural progression from his previous work with snow. Goldsworthy presents a unique confrontation between the wilderness and the city--snowballs made in the Scottish winter brought to the streets of London in the summertime.
More than 100 photographs in full color, 144 pages, 8 x 10"

About the Author

Andy Goldsworthy's work is regularly exhibited in Britain, France, the United States, Japan, and elsewhere. His previous books include Abrams' Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature; Hand to Earth; Stone; Wood; Wall; and Time.
Judith Collins is former senior curator of British art, Tate Gallery, Modern, London.