| Obviously, this is a highly subjective list, but these are the artists whose work I love who are not exclusively painters (see Painting -Artist & Surveys for that list). | ||
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| Doris Salcedo (Contemporary Artists)
by Nancy Princenthal $36.46 Haunting, mind-blowing work about memory and loss, and one of the few artists who out-obsesses me in her work. She embroiders ... | Kiki Smith: A Gathering, 1980-2005
by Siri Engberg $45.50 The woman who, after centuries of art history, made work that showed the world what it FELT like to inhabit a woman's body. | Kiki Smith
by Helaine Posner $47.45 |
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| Kiki Smith
by Helaine Posner Not as recent as the other books, but includes all of the work that put her on the map. My copy is worn, with post it notes s... | Ann Hamilton: An Inventory of Objects
by Joan Simon; Ann Hamilton $40.50 This is a beautifully crafted book (I know lots of artists who have received it as a gift) that emphasizes the importance of t... | Annette Messager: The Messengers
by Annette Messager $56.75 A complete monograph on a powerful, complex, and sensitive artist. |
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| Louise Bourgeois Destruction of the Father ...
by Louise Bourgeois $25.55 I pick this book up and reread bits of it on a regular basis... gets inside this amazing artist's head. | Louise Bourgeois
$40.95 The book that accompanied a major retrospective. Fairly thorough, including influences and context. |
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