Man Ray : human equations : a journey from mathematics to Shakespeare / edited by Wendy A. Grossman, Edouard Sebline ; essays by Wendy A. Grossman, Andrew Strauss, Adina Kamien-Kazhdan, Edouard Sebline.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grossman, Wendy, editor.

Sebline, Edouard, editor.

Man Ray, 1890-1976, artist.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Man Ray, 1890-1976--Exhibitions.

Man Ray.

Man Ray, 1890-1976.

Art, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions.

Art, Modern.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

238 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz [2015]

Summary:

How does one make sense of a purported link between mathematics, William Shakespeare, and art? The answer lies within the oeuvre of Man Ray (1890–1976). The publication sets out to unravel the Surrealist puzzle beginning with his photographs of mathematical models he encountered at the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris in the thirties. Moreover, it charts a path culminating in his Shakespearean Equations (1947–1954) series of oil paintings, which were inspired by the photographs and painted in Hollywood over a decade later. The arc the images strike from painting back to photography reveals the ease with which Man Ray moved between various disciplines and forged his own path. An inveterate experimenter, he pioneered artistic activities in the realms of painting, object making, film, and photography, challenging conventional boundaries and blurring established aesthetic categories.Exhibitions: The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., USA (7.2.-10.5.2015) / NY Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark (11.6.-20.9.2015) / The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (20.10.2015-23.1.2016).0.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

3775739203

9783775739207

OCLC:

903800987

Publisher Number:

99963029126