Quincy book / by Carl Andre.

Main entry:

Andre, Carl, 1935-2024

Title & Author:

Quincy book / by Carl Andre.

Publication:

Description:

48 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
"Published in conjunction with two exhibitions: Carl Andre 'Six Alloy Plains', March 16-April 8,1973, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Carl Andre 'Seven Books' Passport, Shape and Structure, a Theory of Poetry, One Hundred Sonnets, America Drill, Three Operas, Lyrics and Odes, March 16-April 14, 1973, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts"--Title page.

Summary:

In a 1973 interview, Minimalist sculptor and poet Carl Andre (born 1935) proclaimed: "I am a native son of Quincy, Massachusetts, proud of the town whether the town is proud of me or not." In lieu of an exhibition catalogue for his 1973 solo show at the Addison Gallery, Andre hired a commercial photographer to document landscapes from his hometown. Taken in the winter of that year, the resulting images of Quincy's snow-covered headstones and monuments were composed into this artist's book (the wry cover image is of a locally quarried headstone reading "Andre"). The stark black-and-white photographs focus on the industrial, working-class side of the city--the shipyard, railroad tracks, cranes and granite quarries--as well as on the creeks and dirt roads of its desolate wooded outskirts. An unusual work within Andre's oeuvre, this artist's book hints at the origins of his sculptural aesthetic.--Artbook.

Subject:

Andre, Carl, 1935-2024 Exhibitions.
Andre, Carl, 1935-2024 Expositions.
Andre, Carl, 1935-
Landscape photography.
Artists' books United States.
Photographie de paysages.
Livres d'artistes États-Unis.
Quincy (Mass.) Ouvrages illustrés.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs

Added entries:

Addison Gallery of American Art.
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 117839
Call No.: 7960; ID:85-B1972
Status: Available

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