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The idea of art : building a contemporary international art collection / Anthony Bond.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bond, Anthony, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art Gallery of New South Wales--Catalogs.
- Art Gallery of New South Wales.
- Art Gallery of New South Wales--History.
- Art, Modern--20th century.
- Art, Modern.
- Bond, Anthony.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, Australia : New South, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Curator Anthony Bond began building a contemporary international art collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney in 1984. The collection now features many important artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Antony Gormley, Francis Bacon, Anish Kapoor and Doris Salcedo.In The Idea of Art, Bond discusses the guiding philosophies that steered his formation of the gallery's collection. Incorporating conversations with many high-profile contemporary artists, the book offers important insights into how recent innovations connect with the art of the past, and with human experience.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. Thinking about ways of being in the world; 2. Transcendence in the here and now; 3. Found objects used to solicit affect; 4. Art that embodies memory; 5. Another look at conceptual art; Notes; List of illustrated works; Acknowledgments; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-74224-732-6
- 1-74224-203-0
- OCLC:
- 903486742
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