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Synopsis
Chuck Close reinvented portraiture almost four decades ago with a series of nine-foot-tall, black-and-white likenesses of himself and fellow artists, which astonished an art world dominated by minimalism and conceptualism. Close has since explored the possibilities implicit in his original breakthrough in an array of mediums. This lavish, large-format volume is the first to deal with all aspects of Close's career and to place them in a biographical context. Christopher Finch's insight into Close's achievement comes by way of hundreds of studio visits and thousands of hours of conversation since he met Close in 1968. Finch provides an engaging, in-depth analysis of Close's portraits on canvas, from the continuous-tone airbrushed heads of the 1960's and '70's to the painterly "prismatic grids" of the past two decades. The more than 300 illustrations featured in the book survey almost all of Close's paintings and include his most recent work, a selection of his prints and multiples and examples of his photographic oeuvre. This beautifully designed volume reveals not only the variety of pictorial strategies Close has devised, but the extraordinary personality of the artist behind the work.
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About the Author
Christopher Finch was born in Guernsey, studied at Chelsea Art School and has written for Art & Artists, Art International and British Vogue. Finch met Chuck Close when he was Curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Since then he has written dozens of books on art, popular culture, and social history.
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Now available in a revised and expanded edition, this book offers the first comprehensive critical examination of one of America's most celebrated living artists. Chuck Close reinvented portraiture almost four decades ago with a series of nine-foot-tall, black-and-white likenesses of himself and fellow artists, which astonished an art world dominated by minimalism and conceptualism.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover small folio, with a dust jacket, in very good condition. Dust jacket shows minor signs of wear, particularly along the top and bottom of the spine, but in overall very good condition. Pink cloth board. 350 pages displaying beautiful color and black/white images of Chuck Closes' artwork. Seller Inventory # 036001
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by Chuck Close! The book has light edge wear, slight rubbing, and light overall fading. Otherwise, it is clean, tightly-bound, and crisp. The dust jacket has light edge wear, slight rubbing, and light overall fading. Otherwise, it is sharp, clean, and adorned with mylar. Signed. Seller Inventory # 1000003
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Condition: Gut. Revised ed. 352 S. Schutzumschlag an Ecken oder Kanten leicht berieben. Seiten sauber. 1036 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3260 Gebundene Ausgabe, Maße: 29 cm x 3.6 cm x 34 cm. Seller Inventory # 46207
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Revised. Revised. Hardcover. 352pp. SIGNED by Close on a glued in Bookplate for the New Museum. Seller Inventory # 9971
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Chuck Close (illustrator). A very large and comprehensive catalogue of Chunk Close's incredible work. Signed by Chuck Close on an attached New Museum/AOL sticker inside front cover. The book and dust jacket are near fine condition with just some minor rubbing on the dust jacket. The beige cloth binding is in also in great condition. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1756128822023