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Contemporary Artists Series Andrew Bonacina, Nora Lawrence, Bibiana Obler

The definitive monograph on American sculptor and visual artist Lynda Benglis, one of the most important living artists today

Since her arrival in New York from her native Lousiana in the late 1960s, Lynda Benglis gained recognition for creating a groundbreaking body of work that challenged at once sculpture and painting conventions in an until then largely male-dominated art world. A tireless explorer of new shape and materials, Benglis’s gestural and formal approach to art-making has, over the years, elevated her to iconic status, her work being evidence of how process can wield pliant matter and let it ‘take its own form’. Andrew Bonacina is Chief Curator at the Hepworth Wakefield in England. Nora Lawrence is Artistic Director at Storm King Center in New Windsor, New York. Bibiana Obler is Associate Professor of Art History at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in Washington, DC. Key Selling Points Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and two National Endowment for the Arts grants, Benglis is one of the most important American living artists Benglis has developed a cult following through a body of work that at once re-examined the historical pattern of sculpture and instigated social changes Along peers such as Eva Hesse and Richard Serra, she is considered a pioneer of contemporary sculpture and a guiding light of the early Feminist movement Made in strict collaboration with Benglis and including many never-seen-before images, this is the first comprehensive book on the artist’s remarkable career Her work is collected by prestigious international museums worldwide, including MoMA in New York, Tate Modern in London, and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne

290 x 250 mm 9 7/8 x 11 3/8 inches 160 pp 160 col illus.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-83866-122-9 978 1 83866 122 9

9 $7 54.958 1 8 3 8 US 6 6 1 2 2 9 £ 39.95 UK € 49.95 EUR $ 74.95 CAN $ 79.95 AUS

Published November 2022 ‘Lynda Benglis redefined sculpture in the 1960s and is now at her most prolific.’ – New York Times

‘She’s a globe-trotting artist who can shock and delight at once.’ – Financial Times ‘She rocked the art world.’ – Washington Post

‘Her work has been about seizing art as a tool of empowerment and autonomy.’ – Artforum ‘Benglis has always gone her own way – an attitude that has sometimes got her into trouble. But trouble can lead to great art.’ – Guardian

‘[Benglis’s] work is consistently and irrepressibly ahead of its time.’ — Roberta Smith

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Sharon Hayes

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978 0 7148 7346 6 Lorna Simpson Revised & expanded edition $ 69.95 US £ 45.00 UK

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978 1 83866 124 3 Yayoi Kusama Revised & expanded edition $ 69.95 US £ 49.95 UK

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Choreographing the Future Bjarke Ingels, Beatrice Leanza, William Myers, Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst & Coraly von Bismarck, Jane Metcalfe, et al

The first and only monograph on the extraordinary work of multidisciplinary and experiential Dutch artist duo DRIFT

DRIFT was established in Amsterdam in 2007 by Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta. In their installations and interactive sculptures, environmental issues, human nature, and technology intersect in an intriguing way. Over the course of more than a decade, DRIFT’s immersive, encompassing, and often site-specific projects have been exhibited all over the world, offering a meditative and poetic experience and addressing themes such as the relationship between the individual and the collective and the impact of technology in our society. This is the first book to explore their extraordinary world in depth. Bjarke Ingels is a Danish architect. Beatrice Leanza is the Director of the Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology in Lisbon. William Myers is a design historian and author of Bio Design (2012). Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst is cofounder and CEO of Superblue and Coraly von Bismarck is its Director of Sales and Artist Management. Jane Metcalfe is the creator and original publisher of the magazine Wired. Key Selling Points A highly-anticipated first look at DRIFT’s crossover practice, which is hugely popular both inside and outside the contemporary art community Made in strict collaboration with the artists, this book’s publication is timed to coincide with a string of international institutional exhibitions With insights from high-profile admirers and collaborators, including Marina Abramović, Arne Glimcher, Wendy Kaplan, and others Featuring an exquisite cover, evocative of the delicacy and complexity of much of DRIFT’s work

290 x 214 mm 8 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches 240 pp 200 col illus.

Hardback 978 1 83866 171 7 ISBN: 978-1-83866-171-7

9 $7 89.958 1 8 3 8 US6 6 1 7 1 7 £ 69.95 UK € 79.95 EUR $ 115.00 CAN $ 140.00 AUS

Published November 2022 Praise for DRIFT:

‘DRIFT build a relationship between natural phenomena and technology to take the tech world back to human skill.’ – New York Times ‘DRIFT investigate the essential mechanisms of the Earth, highlighting the essential need to re-establish our bond with it.’ – Domus

‘Their work inspires and challenges us to think differently.’ – Vinod Khosla ‘They’re not afraid of asking really big questions.’ – Surface Magazine

‘DRIFT’s work has the uncanny merit of using technology to elevate nature.’ – Wall Street Journal

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Faye Toogood

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ISBN: 978-1-83866-568-5 978 1 83866 568 5 Co-Art: Artists on Creative Collaboration $ 39.95 US £ 24.95 UK

ISBN: 978-0-7148-7288-9

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