Material Meanings: Selections from the Constance R. Caplan Collection

Matthew S. Witkovsky (Editor) and Yve-Alain Bois

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A fascinating gathering of modern and contemporary art that considers artworks from different media as material objects

This book features 31 objects from Constance R. Caplan’s noted collection of 20th- and 21st-century art, including works in a variety of media by artists such as Hans Arp, Lynda Benglis, Liz Deschenes, Claes Oldenburg, and Cy Twombly. Rather than specialize in one medium, artist, or movement, Caplan has instead assembled paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures, and examples of decorative art that together capture the full scope of a transformative period in art history. Individual pieces are examined by a diverse group of scholars that includes voices from both the school and the museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, while Yve-Alain Bois provides a historical overview of the collection’s genesis, with a particular focus on the dialogue among works from different artistic disciplines.

Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago


Exhibition Schedule:

The Art Institute of Chicago
(February 22–July 5, 2020)
 
  • ISBN10 0300250819
  • ISBN13 9780300250817
  • Publish Date 24 March 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Yale University Press