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Title: James Rosenquist: A Retrospective by James Rosenquist, Walter Hopps, Sarah Bancroft ISBN: 0-89207-267-9 Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great!
Comment: As a catalog of the Rosenquist Retrospective at the Guggenheim, this is probably, if not, the best and most comprehensive book on the work of James Rosenquist available. My sister purchased it for me even before the show opened (which reminds me, I'd better see the show this week, as it's ending soon!), and it has fully satiated me as a source of Rosenquist's work.
It's a very nicely bound, thick book which I find to be a very good deal in terms of the $65 (retail) price tag. The images are vivid and very finely reproduced in print. The majority of the pages are of Rosenquist's finished paintings from the 1950's up to the recent and refined work such as "Stowaway Peers Out at the Speed of Light". There are several foldouts, and yes, the large-scale Rosenquist classic "F-111" is one of them.
But my main interest in getting hold of this book were the inclusion of Rosenquist's magazine cut-out collage maquettes that his large paintings were derived from. They obviously represent his influence into the pop art movement and are a development from his early career as a sign painter. After this section are the various edition prints which the artist is also well-known for. At the end of the book is a nice biography/chronology with photos of Rosenquist with family, at openings, etc.
I highly recommend this book as a definate must for any Rosenquist admirer, or anyone into pop art.
Rating: 5
Summary: Eye Candy for JR fans
Comment: No doubt about it, this is the best art book I own. As a HUGE fan of this artist, I may be slightly biased... but there are no doubts about the quality of this book - it is superbly bound and the quality of printing is just excellent. This book is definitely a good buy for any Rosenquist afficionado. Books on his paintings are hard to find so this one is undoubtebly a masterpiece. It is beautifully illustrated and excellently documented. There are not really any faults with this book. There are plenty of wonderful full page illustrations and some like F111 has a 4 page pull-out. I do believe you will not be disappointed - I highly recommend this book.
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Title: Edward Ruscha by Richard D. Marshall ISBN: 0714839086 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: El Greco by David Davies, John H. Elliott, Gabriele Finaldi ISBN: 1857099338 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Jeff Koons: Pictures 1980-2002 by Jeff Koons, Thomas Kellein ISBN: 1891024612 Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Philip Guston: Retrospective by Philip Guston, Michael Auping, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Dore Ashton ISBN: 0500093083 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Robert Rauschenberg: Breaking Boundaries by Robert Saltonstall Mattison, Robert Rauschenberg ISBN: 0300099312 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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