OPEN TODAY 12-7 PM. NEW IN THE BOOKSHOP: EVA HESSE by LUCY LIPPARD (1976) One of the great artist monographic books. Eva Hesse (January 11, 1936 - May 29, 1970), was a German-born American sculptor, known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. "As Lippard points out, Hesse's use of obsessive repetition in her works served to increase and exaggerate the absurdity she saw in her life. In many ways, her works were "psychic models," as Robert Smithson has said, of "a very interior person." In pioneering the use of "soft" materials, her sculptures betrayed her awareness of the manner in which her experience as a woman altered her art and career. Although she died before feminism affected the art world to any great extent, her major works have since become talismans for succeeding generations of women artists. Eva Hesse was designed by Hesse's friends and colleagues Sol LeWitt and Pat Stier; her sculptures, drawings, and paintings are reproduced throughout the entire book and discussed; and the text includes numerous quotations from her diaries." Long out-of-print, this classic text is both an insightful critical analysis and a tribute to an artist whose genius has become increasingly apparent with the passage of time. Rare hardcover first edition of this wonderful book. Available via our website and in the bookshop today. #worldfoodbooks #evahesse #lucylippard #robertsmithson #solewitt #patstier #1976 (at WORLD FOOD BOOKS)
