Chuck Close
by Chuck Close, Kirk Varnedoe, Deborah Wye, Glenn D. Lowry
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Author: Chuck Close, Deborah Wye, Glenn D. Lowry, Kirk VarnedoeEditor: Robert Storr
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-15
ISBN: 0870700669
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Book Reviews of Chuck Close
Book Review: You need to be Up Close
Summary: 5 Stars
Big book! I bought this for my shiftless but talented cousin but read it cover-to-cover before mailing it to him. Close's work is fantastic.
Summary of Chuck Close
This volume, the most comprehensive assessment of Chuck Close's work yet published, accompanied a mid-career retrospective exhibition that opened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, on February 25, 1998. A leading figure in the New York art world since the early 1970s, Close has recently concentrated on portraits of his artist friends and colleagues, characterized by colorful patterning and vivid brushwork. Subjects include Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Alex Katz, Kiki Smith, Lucas Samaras, and Lorna Simpson. Here, more than 90 paintings, prints, drawings, and photographs are reproduced, along with details and comparative illustrations.Art History Books
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