Main entry:

Morellet, François, artist.

Title & Author:

François Morellet / editors, Béatrice Gross with Stephen Hoban ; translators from the French, Daniel Levin Becker, Nicholas Huckle, Molly Stevens, and John Tittensor.

Publication:

New York : Dia Art Foundation, [2019]
New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press
©2019

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Against the tyranny of seriousness : François Morellet's versatile geometry / Béatrice Gross -- The rigorous absurd / Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, and Béatrice Gross in conversation -- François Morellet's concrete art of the 1950s / Alexander Alberro -- The mystery of the Alhambra : All-over upside down / Morad Montazami -- Six heads are better than one / Valerie Hillings -- Lamentable / Erik Verhagen -- 99 preparatory notes to the work of François Morellet / Daniel Levin Becker -- François Morellet / Dia:Chelsea and Dia:Beacon.
Some portions of text translated from the French.

Exhibitions:

Catalog of an exhibition presented as a temporary installation at Dia:Chelsea, New York, New York, October 28, 2017 to June 2, 2018, and, as a long-term installation at Dia:Beacon, Beacon, New York.
Catalog of an exhibition presented as a temporary installation at Dia:Chelsea, New York, New York, October 28, 2017 to June 2, 2018, and, as a long-term installation at Dia:Beacon, Beacon, New York.

Summary:

This in-depth exploration of celebrated French artist François Morellet (1926-2016) showcases his diverse oeuvre, famous for infusing systematic and rigorous experimentation with humor and playfulness. Morellet's interest in kinetic and optical effects spurred work that engages viewers' perception and participation, ensuring an element of chance within his predetermined systems and challenging the convention of the artistic genius. This book features new scholarship by an international group of renowned art historians and curators. Essays explore topics such as the conceptual stakes of Morellet's practice, the influence of Brazilian geometric abstraction and the Islamic decorative tradition, and the role of humor in his work. Also included is an extensive selection of previously untranslated writings by the artist himself. With striking new photography of the artworks-such as Morellet's geometric paintings, neon works, and architectural interventions-this is the definitive book on a fascinating, multifaceted artist.

ISBN:

9780300245691 hardback
0300245696 hardback

Subject:

Morellet, François.
Morellet, François Exhibitions.
Morellet, François Criticism and interpretation.
Morellet, Franc?ois.
Morellet, Franc?ois Criticism and interpretation.
Morellet, François 1926-2016
Art, French 20th century Exhibitions.
Art, French 21st century Exhibitions.
Art français 20e siècle Expositions.
Art français 21e siècle Expositions.
Art, French
Lichtkunst
Malerei

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Gross, Béatrice, editor.
Hoban, Stephen, editor.
Levin Becker, Daniel, translator.
Huckle, Nicholas, translator.
Stevens, Molly, translator.
Tittensor, John, 1941- translator.
Morellet, François. Works. Selections. English.
Gross, Béatrice editor.
Hoban, Stephen editor.
Levin Becker, Daniel translator.
Huckle, Nicholas translator.
Stevens, Molly (Translator) translator.
Dia Art Foundation, issuing body.
Dia:Beacon (Art museum), host institution.
Dia:Chelsea (Art museum), host institution.
Dia Art Foundation issuing body.
Dia:Beacon (Art museum) host institution.
Dia:Chelsea (Art museum) host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306999
Call No.: BIB 252542
Status: Available