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Things in Their Elements

A thorough and well-illustrated account of the leading Minimalist artist, Carl Andre

Alistair Rider

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Price: USD$75.00

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Specifications

Hardback
English
290 x 250 mm, 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in
256 pp
100 colour illustrations, 150 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714849225
ISBN-10: 0714849227

Overview

A thorough and well-illustrated account of the leading Minimalist artist, Carl Andre
The only comprehensive monograph of the groundbreaking American minimalist sculptor
Unique access to Andre's studio and personal archives has unveiled the mysterious figure of the artist, exploring the roots of his works and explaining how they manifest his philosophies
Insightful exploration of Andre's poetry presents its previously neglected importance in all of his work
Includes never before published sketches and writings, and many contemporary installation photographs from throughout Andre's career, as well as works in private collections and those in major international museums

About the author(s)

Alistair Rider is a Lecturer in Art History at the University of St Andrews. He received his PhD from the University of Leeds, and was a research fellow at the University of York for two years before moving to Scotland. He teaches classes on modern sculpture, critical theory, New York modernism and experimental art of the 1960s. In 2006 he co-edited an anthology of art criticism on Carl Andre (About Carl Andre: Critical Writings since 1965), and more recently has written on Robert Smithson, in 'Arts of Isolation, Arts of Coalition', in On Location: Siting Robert Smithson and his Contemporaries (2008). Articles on British Sculpture in the late 1960s (Royal Academy) and Richard Long and Carl Andre (Getty Publications) are forthcoming.