Soto: A Retrospective Exhibition

Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Original 1974 exhibition catalogue published by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation for the landmark retrospective devoted to Venezuelan kinetic artist Jesús Rafael Soto (1923?2005) at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.Soto: A Retrospective ExhibitionPublished: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 1974Exhibition catalogue136 pagesDesign attributed to Malcolm GrearThe catalogue accompanied Soto's major 1974 Guggenheim retrospective and includes an interview with Soto by Claude-Louis Renard, reproductions and documentation of works in the exhibition, chronology, bibliography and related reference material. The Guggenheim records English, French and Spanish editions of the publication.Soto was one of the major figures in postwar kinetic and optical art, and the Guggenheim retrospective represented an important institutional survey of his career.An attractive period catalogue in its own right, with a striking minimalist/Op Art cover design. Jesus Rafael Soto, Jesús Rafael Soto, Soto retrospective, Guggenheim Museum, Solomon R Guggenheim, 1974 exhibition catalog, kinetic art, Op Art, optical art, Venezuelan artist, Latin American art, Malcolm Grear, museum catalog, modern art, contemporary art, Penetrable, kinetic sculpture.…