Notes Toward a Conditional Art
Irwin, Robert; Simms, Matthew (Intr./Ed.)
Language: English
Published by The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2011
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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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.
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- Title
- Notes Toward a Conditional Art
- Author
- Irwin, Robert; Simms, Matthew (Intr./Ed.)
- Publisher
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1606060759
- ISBN 13
- 9781606060759
- Edition
- Presumed First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Art
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.
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About the Author
Robert Irwin’s work is held in public and private collections worldwide, but he is perhaps best known for his Central Garden at the Getty Center. In 1984, he became one of the first visual artists to receive the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Genius award. Matthew Simms is associate professor of art history at California State University, Long Beach.
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