Thirty-six years ago, Nek Chand, a humble transport official in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, began to clear a patch of jungle in order to make a small garden. He set stones around the clearing and before long sculpted a few figures recycled from materials he found at the site. Gradually his creation covered twenty-five acres, consisting of several thousand sculptures set in large mosaic courtyards and encompassing huge buildings and interlinking waterfalls. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name at ...
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Thirty-six years ago, Nek Chand, a humble transport official in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, began to clear a patch of jungle in order to make a small garden. He set stones around the clearing and before long sculpted a few figures recycled from materials he found at the site. Gradually his creation covered twenty-five acres, consisting of several thousand sculptures set in large mosaic courtyards and encompassing huge buildings and interlinking waterfalls. Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name at the Royal Institute of British Architects Gallery in Liverpool, The Ruin and the Theatre presents this incredible artistic and cultural achievement for the first time--analyzing key aspects of the garden's collections, its architecture, and the landscape setting alongside beautiful full-color illustrations that pay homage to this modern wonder of the world.
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Very Good. Size: 8x8x0; Published by Liverpool University Press, 2008, paperback. Gentle surface wear of covers; pages unmarked. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings of site plans, etc.
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Good++; Softcover; Clean covers with minor edgewear; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Black covers with title in red and white lettering; 2008, Liverpool University Press; 132 pages; "The Ruin, the Collection and the Theatre: Archtiecture, Sculpture and Landscape of Nek Chand's Rock Garden, Chandigarh, " by Soumyen Bandyopadhyay & Iain Jackson.
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New. 1846311209. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED---Corresponds to ISBN: 9781846311208. Text in English. 132 pp. With 267 ills. (216 col. ). 21 x 21 cm. ISBN--with a bonus offer--