Petah Coyne

Everything That Rises Must Converge

Denise Markonish, A. M. Homes

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English

Yale University Press
10 August 2010

Art & design styles: from c 1960; Sculpture; Installation art; Individual artists, art monographs

Unlike many contemporary artists who focus on social or media-related issues, Petah Coyne (born 1953) imbues her work with a magical quality to evoke intensely personal associations. Her sculptures convey an inherent tension between vulnerability and aggression, innocence and seduction, beauty and decadence, and, ultimately, life and death. In her darkly beautiful sculptural installations, she uses unusual and eclectic materials such as hay, black sand, wax, satin ribbons, artificial flowers, white powder, and taxidermy animals.

This handsome book features works spanning the past decade, among them pieces that incorporate literary themes from diverse sources: Flannery O’Connor (who inspired the current book’s title), Yasunari Kawabata, and Dante. Additional works take their inspiration from filmmakers such as Yasuhiro Ozu and Michelangelo Antonioni. The volume includes an interview with the artist and an original short story by A. M. Homes that responds to the themes and narratives in Coyne’s work.

By: Denise Markonish
Contributions by: A. M. Homes
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780300167702
ISBN 10: 0300167709
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 10 August 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Denise Markonish is curator at MASS MoCA. Petah Coyne is a sculptor who lives in New York City. Rebecca Solnit is an activist, historian, and writer. A. M. Homes is an author of fiction and non-fiction and lives in New York City.