{"product_id":"the-necessity-of-sculpture","title":"The Necessity of Sculpture by Gibson, Eric","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Necessity of Sculpture\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a selection of articles on sculpture and sculptors from Eric Gibson's nearly four-decade career as an art critic. It covers subjects as diverse as Mesopotamian cylinder seals, war memorials, and the art of the American West; stylistic periods such as the Hellenistic in Ancient Greece and Kamakura in medieval Japan; Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and other historical figures; modernists like Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso, and Alberto Giacometti; and contemporary artists including Richard Serra, Rachel Whiteread, and Jeff Koons. Organized chronologically by artist and period, this collection is as much a synoptic history of sculpture as it is an art chronicle. At the same time, it is an illuminating introduction to the subject for anyone coming to it for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Criterion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641771085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEric Gibson is the Arts in Review editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the paper's art critics. He grew up in England and graduated with a B.A. in Art History from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sculpture of Clement Meadmore\u003c\/i\u003e (Hudson Hills Press, 1993) and lives with his wife on Long Island.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Criterion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656227487897,"sku":"9781641771085","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_019de742-ea9e-4455-b2f4-7332a7188820.jpg?v=1724643439","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-necessity-of-sculpture","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}