Charles LeDray: workworkworkworkwork
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847835278 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"LeDray's art is astonishingly intricate and is shown here in detail that makes clear how much work goes into each piece. Use this gorgeous book, which is being released to coincide with workworkworkworkwork's debut at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art, to brush up before the show hits New York." City Arts"Charles LeDray: workworkworkworkwork also holds stunning shots of his most notable sculptures, with no squinting required" Whitewall Magazine
John M Cahill said Great catalog from one of my favorite exhibitions in recent memory. I saw Charles LeDray's workworkworkworkwork at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in the Fall of "Great catalog from one of my favorite exhibitions in recent memory" according to John M Cahill. I saw Charles LeDray's workworkworkworkwork at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in the Fall of 2010, and it remains one of the best exhibitions I've ever seen. I spent so much time trying to describe LeDray's work and the feelings it generated, I can't believe I waited this long to buy the catalog.The book does an okay job conveying the sense of scale of LeDray's work, which is at the core of the art. This is the biggest loss of the catalog versus seeing the collection in person. It does a great job of capturing the delicacy of the wo. 010, and it remains one of the best exhibitions I've ever seen. I spent so much time trying to describe LeDray's work and the feelings it generated, I can't believe I waited this long to buy the catalog.The book does an okay job conveying the sense of scale of LeDray's work, which is at the core of the art. This is the biggest loss of the catalog versus seeing the collection in person. It does a great job of capturing the delicacy of the wo. wonderful book.wonderful artist Bill D Most interesting artistsaw his works at the recent New York Museum showingsame book was on sale in Museum Bookstore for twenty dollars more. Love Amazon.
Since the early 1990s, New York–based artist Charles LeDray has become known for his miniaturized sculptures of hand-stitched clothing, carved human bone, and thimble-sized ceramics. Their intimate scale and materials poignantly evoke allusions to childhood memory, gender and class stereotypes, and wonder in the everyday. The most comprehensive review of a remarkable contemporary artist’s work in an extraordinary package designed by Sagmeister, Inc. This volume accompanies a mid-career survey exhibition organized by Jen Mergel for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.
Weinberg is director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. . Jen Mergel is senior curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Adam D. James Lingwood is co-director of Artangel, London