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excellent art criticism for the neophyte
this book is a surprisingly accessible work on the lives of five important artists (duchamp, cage, tinguely, rauschenberg, and cunningham) of the avant-garde, each working from a different discipline. tomkins has gathered exhaustive biographical data on each artist and the reader gets the impression that he is good friends with each of them. his critical stance on the artwork discussed is respectful, and he refrains from using a lot of artworld jargon. a very entertaining read. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Arts & Activities, published by Publishers' Development Corporation on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 960 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Clip & save art notes.
Publication: Arts & Activities (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: Publishers' Development Corporation
Volume: 134Issue: 2Page: 30(1)

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A scintillating story about the love and work of two people who together epitomized the avant-garde of the late twentieth century.

One of modern art’s most productive relationships, the story of Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely is a tale of passion and creativity that started, literally, with a bang when the two artists met while working on their respective seminal exhibitions. Tinguely was taking the art world by storm with his self-destructing piece, "Homage to New York." De Saint Phalle was creating her infamous gunshot performances. Together these iconoclastic geniuses would challenge convention and each other with their visions, collaborating on such major projects as the Tarot Garden in Tuscany, the Paradis Fantastique for the 1967 Expo in Montreal, and the Golem playground in Jerusalem. These and other works are beautifully reproduced in this artistic "duography" that covers the life and work of each of these artists from 1955 when they met, through Tinguely’s death in 1991. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Arts & Activities, published by Publishers' Development Corporation on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1140 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Classroom use.
Author: Guy Hubbard
Publication: Arts & Activities (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: Publishers' Development Corporation
Volume: 134Issue: 2Page: 27(1)

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Jean Tinguely Untangled
Heidi Violand-Hobi's monograph on the artist, Jean Tinguely, is a perfect introduction for those unfamiliar with the scope of his work, and a good reference for those who know his work well. It is an easier read than Pontus Hulten's important "A Magic Stronger Than Death," and continues the discussion of Tinguely's work beyond the mid-1980s where Hulten's book ends. Early photographs of Tinguely's window displays are especially pertinent as are the personal photographs throughout. Prestel knows how to put together an impressive art book. Most of the major works are covered, but there is room for additional scholarship on this important international artist who goes largely unappreciated in America. ... Read more