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The Nude in contemporary art : June 6 - September 12, 1999 : The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nude in art--Exhibitions.
- Nude in art.
- Art, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, Modern.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 119 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 14 cm x 16 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ridgefield, Conn. : The Museum, [1999]
- Summary:
- Featuring work by a broad cross section of contemporary artists, this exhibition catalog from The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art explores one of art's oldest themes: the nude. Academic painters and sculptors are brought together with installation and performance artists in a unique book bridging the traditional and the avant garde. The Nude in Contemporary Art includes works by Tina Barney, Lisa Bartolozzi, Paul Cadmus, Chuck Close, John Coplans, Meg Cranston, John Currin, Jeanne Dunning, Karen Finley, Lucien Freud, John O'Reilly, Spencer Tunick, and Lisa Yuskavage, among many others.
- Contents:
- The Nude in our time: A brief rumination on the nude in contemporary art / Harry Philbrick
- Drawing from life / Karen Finley
- The Nude: That darling of the artists, that necessary element of success / David McCarthy.
- ISBN:
- 1888332107
- OCLC:
- 42251374
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