Germano Celant

An architect of light and shadow, Nevelson's practice will be illuminated in Pace's joint presentation of both black and white works together. The white sculptures metaphorically employ the light of dawn and expose all of their fragments by casting subtle shade, in stark contrast to Nevelson's black sculptures, which absorb light and enfold their key elements in mystery. Among the black wall reliefs and standing wall sculptures featured in the exhibition, a particularly striking work will be the monumental installation Untitled (Sky Cathedral) (1964), encompassing 16 distinct elements and measuring nearly 11 feet tall and over 8 feet wide. --

More than 700 photographs, including an electronic version of the exhibit The perfect moment, plus a multimedia biography of controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

"Through scholarly essays and sumptuous reproductions, this catalogue examines the obsessive themes of beauty, love, and classical art. The photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's relationships to sculpture - namely, the study of the human body - and the elongated, elaborate forms of Mannerist art illuminates the underlying classicism evident in the clarity and sensual potency of all his subjects, as well as their explosive energy."--BOOK JACKET.

Known for his immersive environmental spaces and his experiments with light, 'Doug Wheeler' (born 1939) helped pioneer both the material and conceptual approach behind the 'Light and Space' movement. This monograph, the first book dedicated to Wheeler, includes extensive archival imagery from early on in the artist?s career, along with plates from his recent shows and projects. 00Structured around an essay by renowned Italian art historian Germano Celant, 'Doug Wheeler' presents the first definitive history of the artist?s life and practice. The volume is interspersed with numerous excerpts from interviews conducted with Wheeler?s peers that situate him alongside the artists of his time, shedding light on his influence on the development of West Coast art. With its vibrant imagery and ambitious critical approach, 'Doug Wheeler' is a crucial historical document on an artist whose significance only increases with time.

The world-renowned British sculptor Tony Cragg is an intriguing combination of artist and scientist, chemist and alchemist, believer and sceptic, whose work has had an immense influence on a whole younger generation of post-formalist sculptors. Born in Liverpool in 1949, Cragg abandoned his scientific background to pursue a career as an artist, and has, over the course of some twenty-five years, evolved a prodigious oeuvre, exhibiting widely and earning international acclaim. His remarkable and extensive body of sculpture, astonishingly diverse, ranges from early works in natural elements to large-scale plastic and wood assemblages, from metal-spiked pieces to smooth, sensual bronzes. This exceptional study of Cragg's sculpture, the fullest and most comprehensive to date, provides a thorough visual survey of work dating from the early 1970s to the present day, tracing the artist's development from his formative years at the Wimbledon School of Art through his conceptual, rather than stylistic, evolution of a sculptural vernacular. Following an introductory critique from Germano Celant, there is an extensive plates section focusing on individual works, bringing out the unique shape, colour and texture of each piece. Interwoven with the photographs are reflections from the artist himself, lending insight and understanding to his methods and motivations. A full reference section, with a short biography, a list of works, an exhibition history and select bibliography, concludes the monograph.

"The American Tornado. Art in Power 1949-2008 presents essays devoted to the major artistic movements - from Pop Art, Minimal Art, Conceptual Art, Land Art, and Body Art all the way to the most recent manifestations of Graffiti Art and the New Artistic Media - and the key figures involved in them. The vast amount of material produced on American art, a selection of which is gathered together here, demonstrates the particular attention with which the Italian art historian documents present-day artistic events and keeps his critical views up to date." "Since the critical reading developed in these pages by Germano Celant is the fruit of first-hand knowledge and experience of the art in the places and periods in which it was and is produced, the book presents itself not only as an historical compendium of American art since the 1950s but also as an eye-witness report from someone who is still sincerely and wholeheartedly involved."--Jacket.