Bruce Conner: 2000 BC-Part 2
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0935640614 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Around this time, Conner also turned to film-making, and produced in swift succession a number of short films that helped to pioneer the rapid edit and the use of pop music among independent film-makers. Conner's use of nylon stockings in his assemblages quickly won him notoriety, and saw his work included in Peter Selz's classic 1961 Art of Assemblage show at MoMA. This beautifully designed clothbound monograph is a landmark publication for anyone interested in contemporary art, film, culture and the Beat era.. Conner had close ties with poets of the San Francisco Renaissance (particularly Michael McClure) as well as with artists such as Wallace Berman, George Herms, Jess and Jay DeFeo. Bruce Conner (1933-2008) first came to prominence in the late 1950s as a le
"A Review: One man show and tell" according to A Customer. This beautiful publication makes you feel fortunate to live in an era when hardbound books filled with juicy pictures printed on quality paper stock are still here for the wonder of our minds and hands. For some reason the multifaceted brilliant artist Bruce Conner is not very well known outside rarefied circles of experimental film-o-philes or assemblage art fans, and this book should go a long way to correct such an egregious oversight. The essays are substantive, intelligent, and lure readers. "Little Known Genius" according to Michael McMahon. The misleading title is typical of this publicity shunning mystic who generally refused to sign his works or play the art game. But the range of works presented here--collage, assemblage, drawing and film--are often of such stunning beauty that one's encounter with them is akin to revelation. Conner crafted cunning doorways to a heightened perception of the infinite, for which this viewer feels humbled and grateful--a rare response to an art book purchase!. The Most Beautiful Artist Book/Monograph I've Ever Seen Travis Low This book is so well donefrom the linen hardcover, to the perfect representations of Conner's works, to the immaculate printingeven the essays and commentary throughout the book are great! Anyone interested in Bruce Connerthis is the best publication on him and his work so far. Also, anyone interested Assemblage, Collage, American Film, or the Avant-Garde in generalI would highly, highly recommend looking at Bruce Conner's workthis book is the best place for that (outside of looking at actual wo