Mark Grotjahn: Masks (Signed)

Grotjahn, Mark

ISBN 10: 0847844072 / ISBN 13: 9780847844074

Published by Gagosian Gallery, USA, 2015

About this Item

30 x 34cm 203pp hardback bearing an elaborate message and signature covering the entire title page: 'Merry Christmas Robin and a Happy New Year, Love Mark 15' plus a small drawing of a Christmas tree. Also included are two personal letters addressed to Robin Vousden, written by Mark Grotjahn. Includes essays by Glenn O'Brien and DakinHart, together with numerous full page colour reproductions. Seller Inventory # 18216

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mark Grotjahn: Masks (Signed)

Publisher: Gagosian Gallery, USA

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near fine in fine dj

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

The first, and only, book dedicated to Mark Grotjahn’s rarely seen colorful cast bronze sculptures. Over 100 sculptures illustrated. Mark Grotjahn’s Mask sculptures are deceptive. Cast in bronze from spontaneous cardboard assemblages that he has been working on privately for over a decade, they record all the nuances of the original found material with its corrugations, dents, tears, and creases. The bronzes are vigorously painted, often with the fingers, in a riotous spectrum of color. The Mask sculptures recall the simple cardboard-box constructions typical of early classroom activity—emulated so charmingly by Pablo Picasso for his own children during the idyllic Mediterranean years.

About the Author:

Glenn O’Brien is an American writer, largely on the subjects of art, music, and fashion. His most recent book is The Cool School: Writing from America’s Hip Underground. Dakin Hart is senior curator at the Noguchi Museum and was previously assistant director at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.