Moholy-Nagy: Future Present
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Rating | : | 4.11 (960 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0300214790 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-08-08 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars Jeremy Delgado Beautiful exhibit catalog. Really well researched.. M. Greene said amazing book. we saw the exhibit at the guggenheim. amazing book. we saw the exhibit at the guggenheim and got this when we got home. hours of reading and perusing.
Distinguished scholars offer new insights into Moholy's materials and working methods; the relation among writing, administration, and art making in his practice; and his influence on contemporary art. Over 300 works are illustrated in color, including the artist's early paintings and photograms, his whimsical photomontages---all of which are reproduced together here for the first time---and late works in Plexiglas. Beautifully designed and produced, with a PVC plastic jacket printed on the inside and a foil stamped casewrap, the book is a marvelous tribute to this phenomenally innovative
“Future Present is a surprisingly accessible and enjoyable exhibition about one man’s continuous experimentation offering a vision of a modernist who saw a populist potential in art and technology.”—Allison Meier, Hyperallergic