A sumptuous display of Byars' mystical sculptures and installations, including the gilded tower displayed at the Venice Biennale American artist James Lee Byars (1932-97) combined motifs from Eastern cultures, such as Noh theater and Zen Buddhism, with the ideologies of Western philosophy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, this catalog presents a wide selection of emblematic works that blend geometric forms with precious materials such as marble, velvet, fine wood and gold ...
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A sumptuous display of Byars' mystical sculptures and installations, including the gilded tower displayed at the Venice Biennale American artist James Lee Byars (1932-97) combined motifs from Eastern cultures, such as Noh theater and Zen Buddhism, with the ideologies of Western philosophy. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, this catalog presents a wide selection of emblematic works that blend geometric forms with precious materials such as marble, velvet, fine wood and gold leaf. It delves into Byars' practice through detailed entries on the works on display written by the scholar Sarah Kislingbury, illustrated by a wide selection of historical images. The volume includes an essay by curator Jordan Carter on the relationship between Byars' works and performances, a text by curator Alexandra Munroe on the artist's correspondence in the context of the Fluxus aesthetic and an essay by art historian Shinobu Sakagami on Byars' relationship with Japanese culture.
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Add this copy of James Lee Byars-the Monument to Language-the Diamond to cart. $46.95, very good condition, Sold by Bookworks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Fondation Cartier pour L'art contemporain.
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1995
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Add this copy of James Lee Byars to cart. $57.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by M. Boone and M. Werner.
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Add this copy of James Lee Byars to cart. $132.00, new condition, Sold by Arcana: Books on the Arts rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Culver City, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery.
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(BYARS, JAMES LEE). Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery Staff. JAMES LEE BYARS. Santa Monica, CA & New York: Hoffman Borman & Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery, 1988. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket-As Issued. np (28pp), full edge gilt, 5 color illustrations. Designed by Anthony McCall Associates. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant hardbound catalogue produced in conjunction with an exhibition of five new sculptures: "The Figure Of Question Is In The Room", "The Door For Innocence", "This And This", "The Conscience", and "The Golden Book" by the late, idiosyncratic Conceptual practitioner James Lee Byars that traveled from the Mary Boone / Michael Werner Gallery in New York to Santa Monica's Hoffman Borman Gallery. A brand new, pristine example of this uncommon item limited to five hundred unnumbered copies (whose exquisite production values cost the galleries $80.00 per book) still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-941863-04-2 Inventory Number: 023952.
