{"product_id":"stephen-kaltenbach-the-beginning-and-the-end-9780578635705","title":"Stephen Kaltenbach The Beginning and The End","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first comprehensive monograph on a lost veteran of American conceptualism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pioneering figure in the history of conceptual art, Sacramento-based artist and author Stephen Kaltenbach (born 1940) is long overdue for scholarly treatment; in the past decade and a half there has been a resurgence of interest in his work, but this is the first major publication dedicated to him and his unique contribution to art post-1960.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside reproductions of works, essays by the principle authors, exhibition co-curators Constance Lewallen and Ted Mann, explore, respectively, Kaltenbach's dialectic of concealment and exposure, and his enduring interest in the nature of artistic influence and authorship. Contributing essays by Gwen Allen, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer and Lawrence Rinder focus on more specific works or bodies of work: Kaltenbach's seminal \u003ci\u003eArtforum Ads\u003c\/i\u003e of 1968-69; his series of \u003ci\u003eLife-Dramas\u003c\/i\u003e; and his monumental painting \u003ci\u003ePortrait of My Father\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Animal Media Group LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884185858391,"sku":"9780578635705","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/stephen-kaltenbach-the-beginning-and-the-end-9780578635705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}