Over the past twenty-five years, Vancouver-based artist Ken Lum has developed a large and compelling body of work that includes painting, sculpture, performance and photography. From exuberant paintings of nonsensical language to arrangements of furniture that deliberately block their conventional use; from shopkeeper signs that combine the language of commercial identity with personal messages to mazes that incorporate mirrors and poetic texts, Lum's multi-faceted work is consistent in its exploration of the tension ...
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Over the past twenty-five years, Vancouver-based artist Ken Lum has developed a large and compelling body of work that includes painting, sculpture, performance and photography. From exuberant paintings of nonsensical language to arrangements of furniture that deliberately block their conventional use; from shopkeeper signs that combine the language of commercial identity with personal messages to mazes that incorporate mirrors and poetic texts, Lum's multi-faceted work is consistent in its exploration of the tension between individual identity and the unrelenting processes of acculturation that pervade contemporary urban life. Since the early 1980s, Lum has regularly been represented in exhibitions throughout North America, Europe and Asia, including such prestigious shows as Documenta, the Shanghai Biennale and, most recently, the Istanbul Biennal. This richly illustrated volume, which contains insightful essays by celebrated critics and curator Grant Arnold, accompanies a large-scale exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery that celebrates Lum's entire career and showcases important aspects of his work that have never been seen before in North America. Clearly written and sumptuously designed, Ken Lum showcases the intelligent, provocative and passionate work of one of Canada's foremost artists, recent winner of the Hnatyshyn Visual Arts Award for outstanding achievement by a Canadian artist.
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Fine. No Dust Jacket. Exhibition Catalogue. 4to-over 9¾-12" Tall. (CAD) Ptresumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 144pp, colour photos and reproductions. Lum works in several media including painting, sculpture and photography, his art ranges from conceptual to representational and is generally concerned with issues of identity about the categories of language, portraiture and spatial politics (2.5 JM 0815.
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VG. Color illustrated boards with black lettering and yellow spine. 144 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "A major retrospective of one of Canada's most widely recognized contemporary artists. Over the past 25 years, Vancouver-based artist Ken Lum has developed a large body of work that includes painting, sculpture, performance and photography. He has exhibited throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and his awards include a Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Award. This richly illustrated volume is the first full-length book devoted to Ken Lum's work in more than nine years. In this time, his work has shifted to large permanent public installations, among them his fourth permanent public installation opening in 2010 in the Netherlands. Ken Lum accompanies a large-scale exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery that celebrates Lum's entire career and showcases aspects of his work--such as the mazes created for Documenta 11 and the Istanbul Biennal--that have never been seen before in North America."--Publisher's website.
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As New. No Jacket as Issued. Book Complete number line from 1 to 5; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; well illustrated with 60 colour reproductions of Mr. Lum's work; most of the proceeds of this sale go to support the work of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
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New. 1553654986. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--144 pp.; 76 illus. (68 in color. )--with a bonus offer--
