Gego
Weaving the Space in Between
$96.00
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2023
Summary
An authoritative study of Gego, whose distinctive modernist practice sits at the intersection of architecture, design, and the visual arts
This important book is the first extended study of the life and work of German-born Venezuelan artist Gertrude Goldschmidt (1912–94), known as Gego. In locating the artist’s contribution to postwar art and her important place in the global conversations around modernity, Mónica Amor explores her intermedial practice as a model of c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300260687 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0300260687 |
| Author: | Monica Amor |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“In this dexterous analysis of Gego’s practice, including her architectural training in Germany and her teaching at the schools of architecture and design in Venezuela, Amor unpacks the complexity of the cultural scenes and visual languages that informed the artist’s work and thought.”—T’ai Smith, author of Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design“Weaving together formal analysis, historical narrative, and critical reflection, Gego is a major contribution to the historiography of Venezuelan and Latin American art.”—Harper Montgomery, author of The Mobility of Modernism: Art and Criticism in 1920s Latin America
About The Author
Monica Amor
Mónica Amor is professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is the author of Theories of the Nonobject: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, 1944–1969.
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