Glass: Material Matters

Fox, Howard N., and Nichols, Sarah (Curated by); Fox, Howard N. (Essay by)

ISBN 10: 087587195X / ISBN 13: 9780875871950

Published by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 2006

About this Item

175 pages, colour illustrations; 23 cm. Exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, April 30 to December 10, 2006. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Glass art. Works by a variety of mainly European and American artists. *** "Glass: Material Matters is the first exhibition of contemporary glass organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and incorporates more than fifty works from LACMA's permanent collection. This eclectic presentation is organized to reflect a spectrum of thematic, formal, and technical directions in glass primarily from the mid-1980s to the present; the works of such artists as Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Maya Lin, and Rem Koolhaas, who have been important innovators in glass. This show with its diversity of subjects will underscore LACMA's commitment to the collection and display of contemporary works in glass." - Publisher. *** Includes: Lynda Benglis - Dale Chihuly - Tony Cragg - Laura De Santillana - Wim Delvoye - Diana Hobson - Sherrie Levine - Norman Foster - Zaha Hadid - William Morris - others. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 058288

Bibliographic Details

Title: Glass: Material Matters

Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: Well-illustrated

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st.

Book Type: Collectible

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Synopsis:

An exceptional paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 175 pages; Physical desc. : 175 p. : col. Ill. ; 23 x 23 cm. Subjects: Glass art - 20th century - Exhibitions. Glass art - History - 20th century - Exhibitions. Summary: Catalogue of an exhibition held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles), 30 Apr. - 10 Dec. 2006. Includes works by Lynda Benglis, Dale Chihuly, Tony Cragg, Laura de Santillana, Wim Delvoye, Diane Hobson, Sherrie Levine, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, William Morris, and other artists.