Frank Stella unbound : literature and printmaking /
Focusing on the vital role of literature in the development of the artistic practice of Frank Stella (b. 1936), this insightful book looks at four transformative series of prints made between 1984 and 1999. Each of these series is named after a literary work - the Had Gadya (a playful song tradition...
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Princeton, NJ
Princeton University Art Museum,
[2018]
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Focusing on the vital role of literature in the development of the artistic practice of Frank Stella (b. 1936), this insightful book looks at four transformative series of prints made between 1984 and 1999. Each of these series is named after a literary work - the Had Gadya (a playful song traditionally sung at the end of the Passover Seder), Italian Folktales, compiled by Italo Calvino, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, and The Dictionary of Imaginary Places by Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi. This investigation offers a critical new perspective on Stella: an examination of his interdisciplinary process, literary approach, and interest in the lessons of art history as crucial factors for his artistic development as a printmaker. Mitra Abbaspour, Calvin Brown, and Erica Cooke examine how Stella's dynamic engagement with literature paralleled the artist's experimentation with unconventional printmaking techniques and engendered new ways of representing spatial depth to unleash the narrative potential of abstract forms.00Exhibition: Princeton University Art Museum, USA (19.05-23.09.2018); Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, USA (06.10.2018-13.01.2019). |
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| Item Description: | Catalog for the exhibition held at Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, May 19-September 23, 2018; and Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, October 6, 2018-January 13, 2019. |
| Physical Description: | 112 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-111) |
| ISBN: | 9780943012537 0943012538 0300236999 9780300236996 |