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David Smith: Origins & Innovations

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Dedicated to an in-depth examination of David Smith, ‘Origins & Innovations’ brings together the artist’s early paintings, drawings, and sculptures, alongside seminal later works that reimagine the possibilities of abstraction in three dimensions. This presentation investigates the origins of a renowned artistic innovator, highlighting Smith’s exploration and embrace of diverse sources that inspired a radically new language for sculpture. Shown not as a linear narrative, but as a rich and dynamic whole, the publication and exhibition reveal surprising juxtapositions that shed new light on Smith’s lasting artistic legacy.

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David Smith: Origins & Innovations

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$55.00
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Language

English

Publisher

Hauser & Wirth Publishers

Publication Date

June 2018

ISBN

9783906915128

Pages

c. 192 pages

Size

29.2 x 24.6 cm

Editor

Peter Stevens and Edith Devaney

Composition

Hardcover

The Artist

David Smith

One of the foremost artists of the twentieth century and the sculptor most closely linked to the Abstract Expressionist movement, David Smith is known for his use of industrial methods and materials, and the integration of open space into sculpture. Over a 35-year career, Smith greatly expanded the notion of what sculpture could be, questioning its relationship with the space it was created in and its final habitat; from the artist’s atelier and art foundry into the realms of industry and nature. Spanning pure abstraction and poetic figuration, Smith’s deeply humanist vision has inspired generations of sculptors for the decades since his death.
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