Hardcover
2015 · Washington, D.C.
by Fletcher, Valerie J.
Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden / DelMonico Books - Prestel, 2015. Hardcover. As New. Hot pink & silver & illus. boards, 192 pp., 170+ color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2015-2016 exhibition and "the first comprehensive overview of sculpture by artists who were inspired by the goals and methods of Surrealism. Offering a continuous narrative of contributions by both European and American Surrealist artists from the early 1920s through the early 1950s, the book delineates a dialogue between the two dominant modes of sculpture that evolved in tandem within the Surrealist movement: found-object assemblage and nature-inspired biomorphism. Key artists who incorporated found objects in their works include Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Salvador Dali, Hans Bellmer, and Joseph Cornell. The biomorphists encompass Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Henry Moore, and Isamu Noguchi. In addition, Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, and David Smith are highlighted for their game-changing innovations." (back cover).
(Inventory #: 152843)