Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone 1955-1972

Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone 1955-1972
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Publisher: The Museum Of Modern Art, New York and Mercatorfonds, Brussels
Language: French
Pages: 216
Size: 23x27 cm
Weight: 1.1000 kg
Binding: Softcover
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Price: €49.00
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A sculptor who began working during the postwar period in a classical figurative style, Alina Szapocznikow radically reconceptualized sculpture as an imprint not only of memory but of her own body. Though her career effectively spanned less than two decades (cut short by the artists premature death in 1973 at age 47), Szapocznikow left behind a legacy of provocative objects that evoke Surrealism, Nouveau Réalisme, and Pop art. Her tinted polyester casts of body parts, often transformed into everyday objects like lamps or ashtrays; her poured polyurethane forms; and her elaborately constructed sculptures, which at times incorporated photographs, clothing, or car parts, all remain as wonderfully idiosyncratic and culturally resonant today as when they were first made. Well-known in Poland, where her work has been highly influential since early in her career, Szapocznikows compelling oeuvre is ripe for art-historical reexamination.

Alina Szapocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972 offers a comprehensive overview of this important artists work at a moment when international interest is blossoming. Richly illustrated with over 150 color plates, the catalogue features essays by the exhibition curators that touch on key aspects of her practice and historical reception, as well as an extensive annotated chronology that provides an in-depth exploration of the intersection of her life and art. Spanning one of the most rich and complex periods of the twentieth century, Szapocznikows oeuvre responds to many of the ideological and artistic developments of her time through artwork that is at once fragmented and transformative, sensual and reflective, playfully realized and politically charged.

In co-edition with:
WIELS, Brussels contemporary art institution