David Hammons/Yves Klein Yves Klein/David Hammons |
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| Artist:
| Hammons, David
Klein, Yves |
| Editor:
| Piranio, Michelle |
| Foreword by:
| Jacobson, Heidi Zuckerman |
| Text by:
| Ottmann, Klaus |
| ISBN: | 978-0-934324-65-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Aspen Art Museum
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume offers a compelling examination of the surprising conceptual and visual correspondences between the works of these two pivotal artists known for their innovative practices. Klein (1928-1962) was a major figure in postwar art who opened up new possibilities for material, conceptual and performative expression, often touching on the metaphysical. Hammons (born 1943) is a conceptual artist whose works in performance, installation, sculpture, printmaking and other media...
More DescriptionThis volume offers a compelling examination of the surprising conceptual and visual correspondences between the works of these two pivotal artists known for their innovative practices. Klein (1928-1962) was a major figure in postwar art who opened up new possibilities for material, conceptual and performative expression, often touching on the metaphysical. Hammons (born 1943) is a conceptual artist whose works in performance, installation, sculpture, printmaking and other media confront contemporary realities with an often hard-hitting wit. This publication aims not to draw out any notion of influence or direct correlation between these bodies of work, but rather to elucidate a resonance between two artists who both engage transformative processes to invest the humblest of everyday materials with deep aesthetic significance.