Ken Price Sculpture
Subtitle: A Retrospective
By: Stephanie Barron with Lauren Bergman
Contributors: Price, Kenneth, 1935-2012; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nasher Sculpture Center; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9783791352558
Subjects: Exhibitions
Description: "This definitive book on American sculptor Ken Price presents a comprehensive overview of the artist's exquisite and innovative work. For more than 50 years, Ken Price created remarkable and unique objects that have redefined contemporary sculpture practice. Published in conjunction with a LACMA-organized retrospective exhibition, this monograph features superbly reproduced color photographs of Price's vibrant and anthropomorphic work, which has garnered a cultlike following among artists, critics, and scholars since the 1960s. Also included are essays tracing the arc of Price's career and addressing his development as a colorist; a compilation of in-depth interviews from 1980 to 2011; and an appreciation by his friend Frank Gehry, who is also designing the exhibition. An illustrated checklist and chronology as well as an anthology of historical texts from the 1960s allow readers to envision the remarkable trajectory of Price's work. Examining the artist's prolific career and influence, this authoritative book on Price will serve as the catalyst for further scholarly investigation." -- Publisher's website.
Notes: This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective, which was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Exhibition itinerary: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, September 16, 2012-January 6, 2013, Nasher Sculpture Center, February 9, 2013-May 12, 2013, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 18-September 22, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I Can't Imagine Living in a Place Without a Ken Price / Frank O. Gehry; title: Mounds, Eggs, Bumps, and Slumps: Fifty Years of Ken Price Sculpture / Stephanie Barron; title: The Taos Studio, 2011; title: Plates; title: The Price of Everything / Dave Hickey; title: Color Me Sculpture / Phyllis Tuchman; title: Interviews, 1980-2011 / edited by MaLin Wilson-Powell; title: Chronology / Lauren Bergman; title: Selected Anthology, 1963-1970.