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Author: Judith Collins ,
judith Collins
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 25.00cm
, Height: 5.40cm
, Length: 29.00cm
Weight: 3.400kg
ISBN: 9780714843148
ISBN 10: 0714843148
Pages: 484
Publication Date: 28 October 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'The scope of sculpture today has been addressed head-on by a seasoned authority. No matter what you know about the subject already, this is exciting stuff.' Artists and Illustrators i'1/2There are surprisingly few general books on modern sculpture, so this one fills a big gap, and it fills it welli'1/2coherent and intelligent...i'1/2 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Burlington Magazine
'The scope of sculpture today has been addressed head-on by a seasoned authority. No matter what you know about the subject already, this is exciting stuff.' Artists and Illustrators, November 2007 'There are surprisingly few general books on modern sculpture, so this one fills a big gap, and it fills it well. - The great success of Collins's books is its organizational structure, which is creatively thematic. - ably guiding the general reader through the tangled world of modern sculpture. - coherent and intelligent ... Sculpture Today is a worthy successor to the great general tomes published by Phaidon in the past.' Patrick Elliott, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, The Burlington Magazine, September 2008
'The scope of sculpture today has been addressed head-on by a seasoned authority. No matter what you know about the subject already, this is exciting stuff.' Artists and Illustrators a There are surprisingly few general books on modern sculpture, so this one fills a big gap, and it fills it wella |coherent and intelligent...a (TM) Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Burlington Magazine
Author Information
Dr Judith Collins is an international authority on sculpture. She studied at Edinburgh University and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, and worked with the Art Council and the Hayward Gallery before becoming Senior Curator at Tate, London. She is the author of a wide range of books, which include The Omega Workshops ( Secker & Warburg, 1983), The Origins of the Romanesque (Lund Humphries, 1983), Eric Gill: The Sculpture (Herbert Press, 1993) and Andy Goldsworthy: Midsummer Snowballs (Thames & Hudson, 2001),and has written exhibition catalogues on numerous artists including Eduardo Paolozzi, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Lynn Chadwick, Elisabeth Frink, Magdalena Abakanowicz, David Nash and Carl Plackman. Collins has also worked extensively in radio and lectures throughout Europe and the US.
