Matthew Thomas Simms Robert Irwin (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Pace Gallery, New York, 2018. Hardcover, 34 pp. Exhibition catalog, a show of sculpture in the form of colored acrylic panels which "defy the viewer's certainty of the space being perceived". Fine condition. The show took place from May 11 to August 17, 2018. Fine condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Presumed First Edition. Presumed first edition w/NAP, hardcover, has a mild skew to the binding, and light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight and clean, Very Good+ copy in a Very Good dust jacket, which has bumps with light creasing to the spine ends and corners, very short tears to the tail of the spine, and rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.…

hardcover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good .Ships From Multiple Locations. book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Robert Irwin began his career in the 1950s as an abstract painter. As a pioneer of the Light and Space movement in Los Angeles in the 1970s and early 80s, Irwin focused on exploring aesthetic perception as the fundamental feature of art, culminating in what he terms ?conditional art? or ?site-conditioned work.? In addition to being a prolific artist, Irwin has been an active writer throughout his career. This book includes previously published pieces along with a significant selection of writings published for the first time. The texts cover a diverse terrain such as the lessons of modern art, Irwin?s philosophy of teaching, and his understanding of art as a form of pure inquiry, presenting the reader with an overview of his unique perspective within the broad discourse of postwar American art. The book makes clear that writing as a reflection on aesthetic questions is an integral element of Irwin?s multifaceted art practice.…