Synopses & Reviews
Over the past half-century, American artist and critic Robert Morris (b. 1931) has been a key figure in the history of minimal, post-minimal, and conceptual art. Between 1960 and 1965, part of his artistic output included approximately 100 and#147;object sculpturesand#8221; or, as Morris called them at the time, and#147;process type objects.and#8221;and#160; These consist of plaques, containers, and assisted or simulated readymades of wood, Sculpmetal, and lead. This book is the first study to address the object sculptures as a full and complex yet coherent body of work.and#160; Jeffrey Weiss, an authority on modernist and postwar sculpture, in close collaboration with Morris, systematically catalogues the object sculptures, and subjects them to critical and historical interpretation in the context of Morrisand#8217;s early practice overall.and#160; Featuring new photography of many of the works and an interview with the artist, this book offers an important and original perspective on a crucial early period in the career of one of Americaand#8217;s most important artists.
Review
and#8220;The book, which was about four years in the making, is a beauty, rigorously documenting the more than 100 very strange objects that Mr. Morris made in those years, which are filled with rulers, knots and other tools.and#8221;and#8212;Andrew Russeth, Gallerist
Review
and#8220;Itand#8217;s unusual for a catalogue raisonnand#233;and#8212;being expensive, time consuming, and usually of limited interest to non-specialists to appear as a trade book. But this one, written with Clare Davies, handsomely designed and with excellent reproductionsand#8230;is a revelation.and#8221;and#8212;Bookforum
Review
and#39;This meticulously researched and beautifully presented book is the first catalogue of the 103 such works that the artist created between 1960 and 1965. . .this important book allows us to fully perceive the artistandrsquo;s early innovations, perhaps for the first time.and#39;andmdash;Karen Lang, Burlington Magazine
Synopsis
The first book to address the full body of Robert Morris's and#147;object sculpturesand#8221;
Synopsis
The first book to address the full body of Robert Morris's "object sculptures"
Over the past half-century, American artist and critic Robert Morris (b. 1931) has been a key figure in the history of minimal, post-minimal, and conceptual art. Between 1960 and 1965, part of his artistic output included approximately 100 "object sculptures" or, as Morris called them at the time, "process type objects." These consist of plaques, containers, and assisted or simulated readymades of wood, Sculpmetal, and lead. This book is the first study to address the object sculptures as a full and complex yet coherent body of work. Jeffrey Weiss, an authority on modernist and postwar sculpture, in close collaboration with Morris, systematically catalogues the object sculptures, and subjects them to critical and historical interpretation in the context of Morris's early practice overall. Featuring new photography of many of the works and an interview with the artist, this book offers an important and original perspective on a crucial early period in the career of one of America's most important artists.
About the Author
Jeffrey Weiss is senior curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and adjunct professor at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York.