Publication

2016 - Yale University Press

Language

English

Word Count

16,000 words, Guess

Page Count

64 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781588395931
  • ISBN-101588395936
  • OCLC Control Number941875112
  • Better World Books9781588395931
  • Open LibraryOL29312659M

Classifications

  • LCCNB468.6
  • LCCN6797.P278 A4 2016

Description

"Turner Prize-nominated British artist Cornelia Parker (born 1956) is well known for her large-scale, site-specific installations. Her work has been featured in many solo exhibitions and is included in collections around the world. Often composed of ordinary objects, her installations make the familiar extraordinary, whimsical, and even poignant. Her work for the 2016 Roof Garden Commission at The Met, documented here, merges two iconic examples of American architecture: the red barn and the infamous mansion on a hill from Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho--itself inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper. The resulting piece is brilliantly allusive, exploring the tension between the tropes represented by these two cultural symbols. This slim volume includes an interview with the artist in which she eloquently illuminates her work and influences." -- Publisher's description

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