Boaz Vaadia Sculpture

by Steiner, Wendy; Moran, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780996200745
• ISBN10: 0996200746
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-06-16
• Publisher: The Artist Book Foundation

Summary

• Empowered by the global recognition his art received, Boaz Vaadia consistently worked at the cutting edge of modern art.
• This book showcases Vaadia's ability to continuously explore new possibilities through sculpture.

Boaz Vaadia, the internationally acclaimed sculptor, amassed a prodigious body of work over his 40-year artistic career. In conjunction with Boaz Vaadia: Sculpture, Vaadia presented the first retrospective exhibition of his indoor and outdoor works at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. This book forms a comprehensive presentation of the artist's journey from abstraction to figuration.

Author Biography

Wendy Steiner is the Richard L. Fisher Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in interrelations between visual and verbal art. She is the author of numerous books including The Real Real Thing: The Model in the Mirror of Art (2010) and Venus in Exile: The Rejection of Beauty in 20th-Century Art (2001). Tom Moran is the chief curator and artistic director at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. A sculptor in his own right, he has lectured on public art around the country and has taught at Rutgers University as well as at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Table of Contents

Contents:
Foreword - Tom Moran, Chief Curator, Grounds for Sculpture

Boaz Vaadia: Grounds For Sculpture, Wendy Steiner

Director's Acknowledgments, Gary Garrido Schneider Executive Director, Grounds for Sculpture

Plates

Early Works, 1971-1985

Works in Stone, Slate, and Bronze, 1985-2015

Bas-relief Works, 2014 to the Present

Exhibition Checklist; Brief Biography

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

Outdoor Installations and Public Art; Selected Collections

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Selected Bibliography

Photograph Credits