ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: TOUCHING NATURE A new and
revised edition of our best-selling book on Andy
Goldsworthy. A completely rewritten exploration of the
sculptor, updated to include recent works such as Night
Path (2002) and Chalk Stones (2003) in Sussex, Three
Cairns (2002) on the American East and West coasts,
Stone Houses (2004) and Garden of Stones (2003) in
Gotham, Passage (2005) in London, and Slate Domes (2005)
in Washington, DC. Known as a 'land', 'earth',
'nature' or 'environmental' artist, Andy Goldsworthy
works with(in) nature. He uses natural materials in
natural shapes and forms often set in natural contexts
(but also in cities, towns, parks, sculpture parks, and
many spaces created or adapted by people). FROM THE
INTRODUCTION In the 1990s, Andy Goldsworthy's art
began to rise in popularity: the glossy coffee table
book Stone became a bestseller (bear in mind it was then
priced at $55). In 1994 Goldsworthy took over some West
End galleries with a large one-man show. In 1995 he was
part of an intriguing group show at the British Museum
(Time Machine), creating sculptures, along with Richard
Deacon, Peter Randall-Page and others, in amongst the
monumental statuary of the famous Egyptian Hall. Also in
1995, Goldsworthy designed a set of Royal Mail stamps
(and again in 2003). Digne in France became an
increasingly important Goldsworthy location, with shows
in 1995, 1997 and 2000). Prestigious commissions
occurred in the US from the mid-1990s onwards. For
instance: the giant Wall at Storm King Art Center in
1998; the Three Cairns on the East and West Coasts and
Iowa in 2001-02; the 'stone houses' at the Metropolitan
Museum in Gotham in 2004; the monument to the Holocaust
(also in New York) in 2003; and the slate domes in
Washington, DC in 2005. Goldsworthy continues to work in
countries such as Japan, Australia, Holland, Canada,
North America and France (with France and the US
becoming primary centres of Goldsworthy activity), but
his home ground of Dumfriesshire in Scotland remains
(at) the heart of his work. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
William Malpas has written books on Richard Long and
land art, as well as three books on Andy Goldsworthy,
including Andy Goldsworthy In America. Malpas's books on
Richard Long and Andy Goldsworthy are the only
full-length studies of these artists available.
Fully illustrated, with a revised text. Bibliography
and notes. 312pp. ISBN 978[zasłonięte][zasłonięte]17144. www.crmoon.com
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