{"product_id":"charles-ray-figure-ground-paperback","title":"Charles Ray: Figure Ground - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Baum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrinda Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharles Ray\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis career-spanning publication features conceptual, political, formal, and technical perspectives on the work of contemporary sculptor Charles Ray\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Charles Ray (born 1953), sculpture is a way of thinking that informs his work across a wide range of media--from gelatin silver prints to porcelain, fiberglass, wood, and steel. \u003ci\u003eCharles Ray: Figure Ground\u003c\/i\u003e spans the whole of the artist's fifty-year career, from his early photographs and performances through his intriguing, often unsettling sculptures, some of which are published here for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The essays foreground Ray's engagement with preexisting traditions, as well as charged issues around race, gender, and sexuality (notably expressed through his explorations of Mark Twain's 1884 novel \u003ci\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e) and investigate the modalities of touch that run through his work. In addition, a reflection by Ray himself and a conversation between the artist and Hal Foster offer further insights into his multifaceted practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (January 31-June 5, 2022)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Baum\u003c\/b\u003e is the Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of Contemporary Art, and \u003cb\u003eBrinda Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e is associate curator, both in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766915596576,"sku":"9781588397423","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e931cbb35eb49e93294ed1f44badd0ab.webp?v=1780300910","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/charles-ray-figure-ground-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}