Visualizing the Universe: Athena Tacha's Proposals for Public Art Commissions 1972 - 2012
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982439296 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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As Glenn Harper, editor of Sculpture magazine, notes in the Introduction (co-authored with Twylene Moyer): This book is a testament to a lifetime's worth of projects devoted to creating public sculptural environments that translate the forms and forces of nature into abstract playgrounds for the human body and mind. The book provides a complete record of her proposals for permanent public sculpture from 1972 to 2012 - all of the texts she submitted for 139 competitions in which she was a finalist - with illustrations of every work. The book pays special attention to projects that have been developed since 2000, which include some of Tacha's most ambitious work, notably her multiple sculptures at Wisconsin Place in Washington, D.C. Offers a unique insight into the complexities of public art competitions in America, featuring proposals from a world-renowned sculptorDoubles as a study on some of Athena Tacha's most groundbreaking and innovative work Visualizing the U
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