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Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New
Hardback
Main Details
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Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ann Temkin
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By (author) Claire Lehmann
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:172 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 253,Width 205 |
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| Category/Genre | Art and design styles - from c 1960 to now |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780870708961
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| Classifications | Dewey:709.04 |
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| Illustrations |
54 Illustrations, black and white; 56 Illustrations, color
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Museum of Modern Art
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| Imprint |
Museum of Modern Art
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| Publication Date |
30 December 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
During a career spanning half a century, Ileana Sonnabend helped shape the course of postwar art in Europe and America. Both a gallerist and a noted collector, Sonnabend promoted some of the most significant art movements of her time. Artists as varied as Vito Acconci, Mel Bochner, Gilbert & George, Jeff Koons, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Robert Morris, Claes Oldenburg, A. R. Penck, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol worked with Sonnabend, whose support for difficult avant-garde work was legendary. Published in conjunction with an exhibition that pays tribute to Sonnabend in honour of the Sonnabend family's gift of Robert Rauschenberg's well-known Combine Canyon (1959) to The Museum of Modern Art in 2012, Ileana Sonnabend: Ambassador for the New features approximately fifty works presented in Sonnabend's eponymous galleries in Paris and New York from 1962 through the late 1980s. A biographical essay by Leslie Camhi, artists' recollections of working with Sonnabend, and individual entries on the selected works provide further reflection on Sonnabend's taste and lasting influence.
Author Biography
Ann Temkin is The Marie-Josee and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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