{"product_id":"donna-dennis-poet-in-three-dimensions-9781580936026","title":"Donna Dennis: Poet in Three Dimensions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first monograph on the architectural sculptor and installation artist and long-time collaborator with the New York School poets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for creating large-scale installation work inspired by American vernacular architecture, Dennis finds beauty in places shaped by ordinary people, which become repositories for memory and feelings. Her seemingly familiar yet often darkly mysterious sites evoke memories, encourage reflection, and allude to the transient nature of life. This book contextualizes Dennis's work within contemporary art and the women's movements and traces the arc of her career, tracing the evolution of her architectural sculpture over more than forty years, exploring her artistic collaborations with poets, and presenting her most recent work, a series of gouaches and dioramas, for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA conversation between Dennis and painter Rackstraw Downes brings to life the artist's influences through her own words. With insightful text by feminist art scholar Helaine Posner, plus commentary from Dennis on the sources and process of creating the work, this book is an essential addition to the libraries of collectors and art historians interested in the architectural sculpture movement of the 1970s, and all those interested in feminism in art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelaine Posner\u003c\/b\u003e, Chief Curator Emerita of the Neuberger Museum of Art, is the author of monographs on Kiki Smith and Louise Fishman and co-author of \u003ci\u003eAfter the Revolution: Women Who Transformed Contemporary Art\u003c\/i\u003e and of \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning: Women Artists of the New Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRackstraw Downes\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and author of \u003ci\u003eRackstraw Downes: Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArt Are Physical: Writings on Art, 1967 - 2008\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Miller\u003c\/b\u003e's essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e and other national publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Monacelli Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390844309778,"sku":"9781580936026","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fef8d3d-5af1-483b-9151-02c1109915da.jpg?v=1728957849","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/donna-dennis-poet-in-three-dimensions-9781580936026","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}