Rachel Whiteread's cast of a Victorian terraced house in London's East End was hailed as one of the greatest public sculptures made by an English artist this century. Commissioned by Artangel and Beck's, House was completed in the autumn of 1993. It rapidly become a cause celebre, news of which spread from local streets to the pages of the national press and to the House of Commons. It attracted tens of thousands of visitors, generated impassioned debate and helped win Whiteread the 1993 Turner Prize. Despite a national ...
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Rachel Whiteread's cast of a Victorian terraced house in London's East End was hailed as one of the greatest public sculptures made by an English artist this century. Commissioned by Artangel and Beck's, House was completed in the autumn of 1993. It rapidly become a cause celebre, news of which spread from local streets to the pages of the national press and to the House of Commons. It attracted tens of thousands of visitors, generated impassioned debate and helped win Whiteread the 1993 Turner Prize. Despite a national outcry, House's life was short and it was demolished in January, 1994.
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Add this copy of House to cart. $57.90, like new condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Phaidon.
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First Edition. Wraps. Small 4to. White printed wraps and dust jacket. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. ISBN: 0-7148-3459-9 Pages: 144 Fine in fine dust wrapper.
