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Shape of light : 100 years of photography and abstract art

Title
Shape of light : 100 years of photography and abstract art / edited by Simon Baker and Emmanuelle de l'Ecotais with Shoair Mavlian ; with contributions by Sarah Allen [and four others].
Publication
  • New York, NY : D.A.P/Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2018.
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Baker, Simon, 1972-
  • L'Ecotais, Emmanuelle de
  • Mavlian, Shoair
  • Allen, Sarah (Curator)
  • Lewis, Emma (Writer on photography)
  • Tate Modern (Gallery), host institution.
Description
224 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
Summary
The accompanying catalogue to the first major exhibition to consider the relationship between the photographic medium and the history of abstraction in the twentieth century, on display at London's Tate Modern.The exhibition catalogue will be arranged in a broadly chronological way to tell the story of photography and its relationship with abstraction from around 1915 to the present day, and will include historic works in a variety of media from painting and sculpture to montage and kinetic installations. Beginning with the works of cubism and vorticism, the catalogue then highlights the key contributions of Bauhaus, constructivist and surrealist artists of the 1920's and 1930's. It then moves into the 'subjective photography' of the 1940's and 1950's, exploring the global scope of this movement through works by artists from Latin America and Asia, before considering the impacts of photography of abstract expressionism, op art and minimalism in Europe and the US. Bringing together iconic as well as rarely seen works, Photography and Abstract Art explores the development of photography in relation to abstract art, tracing the key moments of innovation in new techniques and practice.
Alternative Title
  • 100 years of photography and abstract art
  • One hundred years of photography and abstract art
Subject
  • Photography, Abstract > Exhibitions
  • Art, Abstract > Exhibitions
  • Art and photography > Exhibitions
  • Art, Abstract
  • Art and photography
  • Photography, Abstract
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Tate Modern, London, May 3-September 16, 2018.
  • Exhibition dates on the Tate Modern website: 2 May-14 October 2018.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and index.
Contents
1910-1940: in search of a new reality / Emmanuelle de l'Ecotais -- 1940-1960: photography's sense of abstraction / Simon Baker -- 1960-1980: control, order and disorder / Shoair Mavlian -- 1980-now: surfaces and impressions / Emma Lewis.
Call Number
JQD 18-413
ISBN
  • 9781942884316
  • 1942884311
OCLC
1045069923
Title
Shape of light : 100 years of photography and abstract art / edited by Simon Baker and Emmanuelle de l'Ecotais with Shoair Mavlian ; with contributions by Sarah Allen [and four others].
Publisher
New York, NY : D.A.P/Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217) and index.
Added Author
Baker, Simon, 1972- editor.
L'Ecotais, Emmanuelle de, editor.
Mavlian, Shoair, editor.
Allen, Sarah (Curator), contributor.
Lewis, Emma (Writer on photography), contributor.
Tate Modern (Gallery), host institution.
Research Call Number
JQD 18-413
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