Martin Puryear

Multiple Dimensions

Mark Pascale, Ruth Fine

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Yale University Press
08 October 2015

Art & design styles: from c 1960; Sculpture; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

A fascinating glimpse into the creative process of a major contemporary sculptor, featuring many previously unseen works on paper

American sculptor Martin Puryear (b. 1941) creates work that combines the clean elegance of minimalism and the simplicity of traditional materials. His stunning sculptures explore themes of identity, ethnicity, and history, and are rich with social and cultural commentary. Puryear, who is known for abstract, large-scale pieces in wood, stone, and bronze, has captured the attention of the art world for the past 30 years. Despite the apparent simplicity of his works, however, he engages in an extensive iterative process that has, until now, been unknown.

Martin Puryear: Multiple Dimensions explores that process, featuring numerous drawings, prints, and small-scale sculptures that have never before been published. This catalogue is the first to examine Puryear’s work across media, providing invaluable insight into his visual thinking, from sketches to working drawings and constructions for sculpture. Handsomely illustrated with nearly 120 color plates that demonstrate the evolution of Puryear’s ideas between drawings, prints, and sculptures, this beautiful volume draws back the curtain on the methodology of this important and enigmatic artist.

Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago

Exhibition Schedule:

Morgan Library and Museum

(10/09/15–01/10/16)

The Art Institute of Chicago

(02/07/16–05/01/16)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

(05/27/16–09/06/16)

By: Mark Pascale
Contributions by: Ruth Fine
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9780300184549
ISBN 10: 0300184549
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 08 October 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Pascale is the Janet and Craig Duchossois Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago. Ruth Fine is former curator of special projects at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Reviews for Martin Puryear: Multiple Dimensions

"""The exhibition catalog further examines Puryear's rich output. The artist's process-oriented works on paper are given full scholarly consideration for the first time.""-ArtFix Daily ArtFix Daily"