- Hardcover: 216 pages
- Publisher: Hatje Cantz Publishers; Bilingual edition (November 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3775709452
- ISBN-13: 978-3775709453
- Product Dimensions: 28.9 x 28.7 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,518,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Laib's often unusual choice of media milk, bee pollen, beeswax make for works of art best appreciated in person rather than reproduced on paper (even when seen in the large, full-color, full-page illustrations shown here). Still, independent curator Ottmann gives a good overview of the artist's career and the thinking behind the sometimes enigmatic works. The catalog accompanies a retrospective traveling from Washington, DC, to Seattle, Dallas, Scottsdale, AZ, and San Diego. Also included in the catalog are two essays, an extensive interview with the artist, and a full bibliography. Recommended for larger collections of contemporary art. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs., Washington, DC
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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…a good overview of the artist’s career and the thinking behind the sometimes enigmatic works. -- Library Journal, February 15, 2001 -Martin R. Kalfatovic, Smithsonian Inst. Libs.
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Milkstones, Pollen Fields and Wax Chambers ...,
By FrizzText "frizz" (Wuppertal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective (Hardcover)
Milkstones and pollen fields, houses and ships, wax chambers and staircases - Wolfgang Laib goes back to the archaic roots of religious feelings with perseverance. He is crossing the frontiers of time and country, of religion and philosophy - and he is a pathfinder of the bridges between each other. You can find the symbol of the ship (the river "Styx") in many cultures, also the staircase monuments, trying to reach the sky (Jacob's ladders or pyramides) - no matter if it is an Indian, Egyptian or South American sky. Ritual performances like pouring out something wet like water or milk or pollen (pollen, collected in small pouches, is used by North American Navajos) is often a part of diverse lifestyles. You have to wash, if you enter a moshee, you will use water, if you enter a Roman Catholic church. With milk everyone starts his life. If we enter a "beeswax house sculpture" of Wolfgang Laib, we have something to smell, our sense of hearing is lessened and our skin is stimulated. Margit Rowell, former chief curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, did the right thing, supporting this German artist, a mixture of Andy Goldsworthy and Joseph Beuys, Christo or Moore, trying to create visual basic subjects, helping us to contact our inner life.
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Best book on laib so far,
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This review is from: Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective (Hardcover)
This is the best of the numerous books that have come out on Wolfgang Laib in the last fifteen years. The essays are good, especially the one by Margit Rowell which places Laib in a historical perspective that doesn't only rely on the standard references of eastern thought. The book also contains a good timeline with pictures of things that have influenced Laib as well as images from previous shows. Many of the pieces and photographs have appeared in other publications but this is probably the most comprehensive. A marvelous artist who doesn't jibe with the times but whose vision is an antidote for much that is wrong in the art world.
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Best book on laib so far,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective (Hardcover)
This is the best of the numerous books that have come out on Wolfgang Laib in the last fifteen years. The essays are good, especially the one by Margit Rowell which places Laib in a historical perspective that doesn't only rely on the standard references of eastern thought. The book also contains a good timeline with pictures of things that have influenced Laib as well as images from previous shows. Many of the pieces and photographs have appeared in other publications but this is probably the most comprehensive. A marvelous artist who doesn't jibe with the times but whose vision is an antidote for much that is wrong in the art world.
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Milkstones, Pollen Fields and Wax Chambers ...,
By FrizzText "frizz" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective (Hardcover)
Milkstones and pollen fields, houses and ships, wax chambers and staircases - Wolfgang Laib goes back to the archaic roots of religious feelings with perseverance.He is crossing the frontiers of time and country, of religion and philosophy - and he is a pathfinder of the bridges between each other. You can find the symbol of the ship (the river "Styx") in many cultures, also the staircase monuments, trying to reach the sky (Jacob's ladders or pyramides) - no matter if it is an Indian, Egyptian or South American sky. Ritual performances like pouring out something wet like water or milk or pollen (pollen, collected in small pouches, is used by North American Navajos) is often a part of diverse lifestyles. You have to wash, if you enter a moshee, you will use water, if you enter a Roman Catholic church. With milk everyone starts his life. If we enter a "beeswax house sculpture" of Wolfgang Laib, we have something to smell, our sense of hearing is lessened and our skin is stimulated. Margit Rowell, former chief curator at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, did the right thing, supporting this German artist, a mixture of Andy Goldsworthy and Joseph Beuys, Christo or Moore, trying to create visual basic subjects, helping us to contact our inner life. |
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