{"product_id":"charles-gaines-palm-trees-and-other-works-hardcover","title":"Charles Gaines: Palm Trees and Other Works - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eDavid Platzker\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eCherise Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Interviewer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew work by pioneering conceptualist Charles Gaines, translating Southern California's palm trees into his signature luminous grid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a group of new works in the \u003ci\u003eNumbers and Trees\u003c\/i\u003e series by Los Angeles artist Charles Gaines (born 1944), this volume extends Gaines' decades-long \u003ci\u003eGridworks\u003c\/i\u003e project with images of palm trees from the California desert translated into Gaines' signature luminous numbered grid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA pivotal figure in the history of conceptual art, Gaines has long employed rigorous, rule-based processes to create works in a variety of mediums that interrogate the relationship between objects and their representations. On his commitment to using strict systems to generate new forms, Gaines has said: \"The system has never changed, but the outcome is always different.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book features an essay by curator David Platzker and an interview by art historian Cherise Smith delving into earlier series within Gaines's oeuvre, positioning this new work in dialogue with the artist's paintings.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 12.2 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769295012128,"sku":"9783906915463","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0909b654010bc2d92fd537ab97fffc1f.webp?v=1780345331","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/charles-gaines-palm-trees-and-other-works-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}