The idea of art : building a contemporary international art collection / Anthony Bond.
Curator Anthony Bond began building a contemporary international art collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney in 1984. The collection now features many important artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Antony Gormley, Francis Bacon, Anish Kapoor and Doris Salcedo. In The Idea of Art, Bond...
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| Language: | English |
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Sydney, N.S.W. :
NewSouth Publishing,
2015.
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| Summary: | Curator Anthony Bond began building a contemporary international art collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney in 1984. The collection now features many important artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Antony Gormley, Francis Bacon, Anish Kapoor and Doris Salcedo. In The Idea of Art, Bond discusses the guiding philosophies that steered his formation of the gallery's collection. Incorporating conversations with many high-profile contemporary artists, the book offers important insights into how recent innovations connect with the art of the past, and with human experience. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781742242033 1742242030 9781742247328 1742247326 1742234356 9781742234359 |
| Language: | English. |