Christopher Wool by Paz Marga (9 results)

hardcover. Condition: as new. first edition. In-4° relié HARDCOVER - 21 x 28,5 cm, 144 color and b/w illustrations - The text works that Christopher Wool began in 1987 illustrate the limitations of language and its symbolic meaning, since the legibility of the words in these unique text paintings is masked by the letters placed over them in such a way that the word, understood as a plastic material in painting, is always contrast as syntax generating a broad range of allusions. In this catalogue the limits of the genre of painting are questioned, or rather, it is within the creative process starting with a selection of pieces characterised essentially by a dissolution and rematerialisation of the composition that he incorporates constant awareness of the creation process of his own work. With this work, Wool reminds us of artists like Bruce Nauman, Vito Acconci or Jean-Michel Basquiat as regards the influence that these artists exerted by using texts as images and a vehicle of expression that arouses in the spectators an awareness of their own expectations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. 1. Auflage. B : 21 x 28,5 cm, 144 color and b/w illustrations - The text works that Christopher Wool began in 1987 illustrate the limitations of language and its symbolic meaning, since the legibility of the words in these unique text paintings is masked by the letters placed over them in such a way that the word, understood as a plastic material in painting, is always contrast as syntax generating a broad range of allusions. In this catalogue the limits of the genre of painting are questioned, or rather, it is within the creative process starting with a selection of pieces characterised essentially by a dissolution and rematerialisation of the composition that he incorporates constant awareness of the creation process of his own work. With this work, Wool reminds us of artists like Bruce Nauman, Vito Acconci or Jean-Michel Basquiat as regards the influence that these artists exerted by using texts as images and a vehicle of expression that arouses in the spectators an awareness of their own expectations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Valencia: IVAM Instiut Valencià d´Art Modern, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover, 243pp., 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Exhibition catalogue for the IVAM Instiut Valencià d´Art Modern, April 6 - May 21, 2006. Illustrated throughout in both color and black and white. Text in Spanish, English and Catalan. …

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Nuevo. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. Spanish/catalan/English Pages: 244 Format: 21 x 28.5 cm Color illustrations: 38 Illustrations in BN: 106.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good with a good dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. Text in French and English at rear. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at IVAM from April 6 to May 21, 2006. The show then went to Strasbourg from June 16 to September 24, 2006. Essays by Fabrice Hergott, Consuelo Ciscar Casaban, Marga Paz, and David Rimanelli. Illustrated throughout both color and black & white. Exhibition history. Bibliography. Checklist of the exhibition. 12" high X 9" wide, 231 pages. A beautiful copy. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Strasbourg, FR: Strasbourg Ville de Culture / Musees de Strasbourg / Generalitat Valenciana / IVAM, 2006. First French Language Edition. Quarto. 231 pp. Illustrations and photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in white. Dust jacket edgeworn with a few minor nicks; bookstore sticker to rear. Boards lightly worn along edges with a touch of fading at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good.…

Hardcover with dustjacket, 232 pages; in French and English at rear; very good condition, clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Condition: Bueno. Folio, 243 p, cartoné, sobrecubierta ilustrada. Numerosas ilustraciones y fotografías en color y b/n. Texto en castellano e inglés.