Lightness And Gravity
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
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What happens when four visionary artists across continents and disciplines are united by two of the most elemental forces in human experience — lightness and gravity? Lightness and Gravity is a compelling art anthology that brings together the works of Aleks Danko, Robert MacPherson, Pieter Laurens Mol, and Richard Wentworth, four internationally acclaimed contemporary artists whose practices interrogate the physical, poetic, and philosophical tensions between weight and weightlessness. Each artist approaches these twin forces through a distinct visual language — from found objects and text-based installations to sculpture and photography — constructing a rich, multidisciplinary dialogue that transcends any single medium or national tradition. The anthology chronicles the intersection of the mundane and the metaphysical, revealing how everyday objects and gestures can carry immense conceptual weight. Wentworth's sardonic observations of urban life sit alongside Mol's meditative installations, while Danko's sharp wit and MacPherson's lyrical minimalism complete a quartet of perspectives that is as intellectually rigorous as it is visually arresting. Published as a companion to a landmark exhibition, this volume presents rare documentation of works that challenge viewers to reconsider the invisible forces — physical and existential — that shape their world. Will the balance between lightness and gravity ever truly be resolved, or is the tension itself the point?
Author: Aleks Danko, Robert Macpherson, Pieter Laurens Mol, Richard Wentworth
Format: Paperback
Genre: The arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What happens when four visionary artists across continents and disciplines are united by two of the most elemental forces in human experience — lightness and gravity? Lightness and Gravity is a compelling art anthology that brings together the works of Aleks Danko, Robert MacPherson, Pieter Laurens Mol, and Richard Wentworth, four internationally acclaimed contemporary artists whose practices interrogate the physical, poetic, and philosophical tensions between weight and weightlessness. Each artist approaches these twin forces through a distinct visual language — from found objects and text-based installations to sculpture and photography — constructing a rich, multidisciplinary dialogue that transcends any single medium or national tradition. The anthology chronicles the intersection of the mundane and the metaphysical, revealing how everyday objects and gestures can carry immense conceptual weight. Wentworth's sardonic observations of urban life sit alongside Mol's meditative installations, while Danko's sharp wit and MacPherson's lyrical minimalism complete a quartet of perspectives that is as intellectually rigorous as it is visually arresting. Published as a companion to a landmark exhibition, this volume presents rare documentation of works that challenge viewers to reconsider the invisible forces — physical and existential — that shape their world. Will the balance between lightness and gravity ever truly be resolved, or is the tension itself the point?