3D Warhol: Andy Warhol and Sculpture

by Thomas Morgan Evans

Overview

Rain machines; alarmed kosher pickle jars filled with gemstones; replica corn flakes boxes; 'disco decor'; time capsules; art bombs; birthday presents; perfume bottles and floating silver pillows that are clouds; paintings that are also films; museum interventions; collected and curated projects; expanded performance environments; holograms. This is a book about the vast array of sculptural work made by Andy Warhol between 1954 and 1987 - a period that begins long before the first Pop paintings and ends in the year of his death. In 3D Warhol, Thomas Morgan Evans argues that Warhol's engagement with sculpture, and traditional notions of sculpture, produced 'trespasses', his sculptural work bisected the expectations, allegiances and values within art historical, and ultimately social sites of investitute (or territories). This groundbreaking, original book brings to the forefront a major, but overlooked aspect of Warhol's oeuvre, providing an essential new perspective on the artist's legacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857728746
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/28/2017
Series:	International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Thomas Morgan Evans is a Henry Moore Post-Doctoral Fellow. He has a PhD in art history from University College London and has taught there and at the Courtauld Institute of Art. He has written criticism for Art History and The Burlington Magazine, and has worked for the Tate, the ICA and for LUX.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Portraits
Chapter One: Locating the Sculptural
Chapter Two: 'Sublime but compulsive negation': Brillo Boxes
Chapter Three: Atmosphere
Chapter Four: The Artwork Across the Street
Chapter Five: A Waste of Space
Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

The value of the sourcebook is considerable for those interested in the philosophical development and historical practice of the IWMA.” —Marx & Philosophy Society

From the Publisher

"It's clear he has mastered Warhol's world and is just the guide we need to understand what this most misunderstood of artists was all about beyond the paintings of soup cans."

Tony Norman

"Evans's book acts as an excellent trot to the pieces in question, from the 'crumpled' drawings Warhol showed in 1954 [...] the new book is much more than an inventory. Evans underlines how consistently radical and daring Warhol's art really was, even though it has often been billed as cheery, market-friendly Pop."

Blake Gopnik

By critically investigating the artist’s underappreciated sculptural work, 3D Warhol fills a crucial gap in Warhol scholarship. And it does so with aplomb, delving confidently into a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar objects, illuminating the ways in which they exploit and undermine traditional sculptural aesthetics. At once erudite and accessible, 3D Warhol provides an ideal introduction to the depth and breadth of Warhol’s remarkable career.

Anthony Grudin

3D Warhol is a fascinating exploration of a facet of Warhol’s work that is often ignored. Thomas Morgan Evans examines Warhol as an artist rather than a media personality, comparing his work to a wide selection of contemporaries including Basquiat, Mel Bochner, Wolfgang Tillmans, Donald Judd, Carl Andre and Jeff Koons. This book is indispensable for anyone interested in the work of Andy Warhol… highly recommended.

Gary Comenas