Escher x nendo
Subtitle: between two worlds
By: editor, Rowena Robertson, with Michael Ryan
Contributors: Nendo (Firm); National Gallery of Victoria; Haags Gemeentemuseum
Publisher: National Gallery of Victoria
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781925432534
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Exhibitions; Graphic arts; Prints; Design; Fine arts: art forms; Nendo (Firm)
Other titles: Between two worlds
Description: Escher X nendo: Between Two Worlds is the first publication to feature the extraordinary work of Dutch artist M. C. Escher in dialogue with the work of acclaimed Japanese design studio nendo. Featuring works from the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, which holds the world's largest Escher collection, this expansive book covers the full span of the artist's career, from 1916 through to his final work, produced in 1969.Celebrated as a master of optical illusion, Escher created some of the most iconic images of the twentieth century. This unique artistic vision is traced through 160 prints and drawings and presented within a groundbreaking design experience by nendo. Nendo's work transcends tradition: by manipulating geometry, space and perception its practice aligns with Escher's vision and has distinct resonances with contemporary architecture and design.
Notes: In slip-case.

Published for the exhibition Escher X nendo: Between Two Worlds, at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2 December 2018 - 7 April 2019.

Published in association with Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Directors' Foreword; title: Principal Partner's Message; title: Between Two Worlds: M.C. Escher / Cathy Leahy; title: nendo / Maria Cristina Didero; title: A House for Escher / Ewan McEoin; title: The Impossible / M.C. Escher; title: Escher: Close Up / Dunja Hak; title: An Un-Visceral Reality: Escher and the Virtual / Adam Nash; title: Dimensionality and Play in Escher and nendo / Alberto Perez-Gomez; title: Escher X nendo : Between Two Worlds / Oki Sato; title: Notes; title: Further Reading; title: List of Works; title: Acknowledgements and Contributors.