"David Ireland is an extraordinary artist who has played a pivotal role in the art of the Bay Area for three decades. His approach to art making continues to push the definitions of art and to influence a generation of artists. This important monograph is long overdue and contributes to many discussions regarding contemporary art production."--Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator of the Des Moines Art Center "Like a great naturalist who sees life in the landscape when others see only trees, David Ireland has an uncanny ability to ...
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"David Ireland is an extraordinary artist who has played a pivotal role in the art of the Bay Area for three decades. His approach to art making continues to push the definitions of art and to influence a generation of artists. This important monograph is long overdue and contributes to many discussions regarding contemporary art production."--Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator of the Des Moines Art Center "Like a great naturalist who sees life in the landscape when others see only trees, David Ireland has an uncanny ability to find art in forgotten histories and castoff materials. His work is subtle, beautiful, and as lean as Haiku. This insightful survey of the artist's work and life is much needed, and a revelation."--Richard Andrews, Director, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Very Good. 8x11. 232 page large paperback with many color and b/w illustrations. The book served as a catalogue for the exhibit The Art of David Ireland: The Way Things Art the opened at the Oakland Museum of Califorrnia before moving to several other museums. Several text contributors plus artist chronology and bibliography at rear. Unmarked, tight and clean.
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Very Good. No Dj. pp. 229, b/w and color illustrations, "Widely recognized as one of the West Coast's most important and critically acclaimed practitioners of conceptual and installation art, David Ireland (born 1930) has taken the concept of art itself as one of his subjects. A self-described "post-discipline" artist, guided by Zen thought and postmodern aesthetics, Ireland moves fluidly… 4to.