Multiplied : Edition MAT and the transformable work of art, 1959-1965 /
"Multiplied: Edition MAT and the Transformable Work of Art, 1959-1965 examines the rise of multiples and the concurrent surge of interest in kinetic art in the post-World War II era. Focusing on Edition MAT, the pioneering publishing enterprise of the Swiss artist Daniel Spoerri, this book brin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, Missouri : Munich, Germany :
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts ; Hirmer Publishers,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "Multiplied: Edition MAT and the Transformable Work of Art, 1959-1965 examines the rise of multiples and the concurrent surge of interest in kinetic art in the post-World War II era. Focusing on Edition MAT, the pioneering publishing enterprise of the Swiss artist Daniel Spoerri, this book brings together more than 100 works by an international and cross-generational network of artists associated with kinetic and Op art, Nouveau Réalisme, Nouvelle Tendance, Fluxus, Pop art, and Zero"--Back cover. "The catalog presents the entirety of Edition MAT's three collections--from 1959, 1964, and 1965--with three scholarly essays and biographical entries on each of the participating artists that illuminate this unique constellation of practitioners ... An appendix of historical documents, many translated here for the first time, includes artist interviews and manifestos, offering rare insight into the aesthetic agendas of this innovative program"--From publisher's website, viewed March 12, 2020. |
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| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, held at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, February 7-April 19, 2020, and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 22-September 18, 2020. |
| Physical Description: | 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-247) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780936316475 3777434299 9783777434292 0936316470 |