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In this art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Iglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and worked.

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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Portrait [yen] 20": Memory and Metaphor 2. Abakanowicz's Artistic Beginnings: The Polish Cultural Milieu from 1945 to 1960 3. Abakans: The Emergence of Expressive Figuration 4. Figures, Environments, and Rituals: Abakanowicz and the Polish Sculptural Discourse of the 1970s and 1980s 5. Myth and the Sacred: Abakanowicz's Pilgrimage to the Beginning Conclusion Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Index

The Figurative Sculpture of Magdalena Abakanowicz

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/03/2004
      ISBN13: 9780520231252, 978-0520231252
      ISBN10: 0520231252

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this art historical analysis of Abakanowicz's figurative sculpture, Joanna Iglot penetrates the myth of isolation that surrounds and obscures this internationally celebrated artist to disclose the artistic, sociopolitical and cultural context in which Abakanowicz has lived and worked.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Portrait [yen] 20": Memory and Metaphor 2. Abakanowicz's Artistic Beginnings: The Polish Cultural Milieu from 1945 to 1960 3. Abakans: The Emergence of Expressive Figuration 4. Figures, Environments, and Rituals: Abakanowicz and the Polish Sculptural Discourse of the 1970s and 1980s 5. Myth and the Sacred: Abakanowicz's Pilgrimage to the Beginning Conclusion Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations Index

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