The artist project : what artists see when they look at art /

The artist project : what artists see when they look at art /

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Corporate author / creator:	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), author.
Imprint:	London : Phaidon Press Limited ; New York, NY : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017. ©2017
Description:	271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Catalogs. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Art appreciation. Art criticism. Art, Modern -- 21st century. Artists -- Interviews. Art. Art appreciation. Art criticism. Art, Modern. Artists. New York (State) -- New York. Quotations. Catalogs. Interviews.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11386753

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ISBN:	9780714873541 0714873543
Summary:	Since The Metropolitan Museum of Art's founding in New York City nearly 150 years ago, generations of artists have found boundless inspiration in its galleries. "The Artist Project" celebrates the role that great art plays in spurring creativity in the twenty-first century. Interviews with 120 international contemporary artists discussing works from The Met's collection that spark their imagination offer new insights into art, museums, and the creative process. Images of the works from The Met appear alongside images of the contemporary artists' work, allowing readers to discover a rich web of visual connections that spans cultures and millennia.

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Summary:	120 of the world's most influential contemporary artists discuss the art that inspires them in this lavishly packaged and designed book. "The Artist Project is the latest step among The Met's recent strides to better integrate contemporary art into its historical pantheon." -- Art News Artists have long been stimulated and motivated by the work of those who came before them - sometimes, centuries before them. Interviews with 120 international contemporary artists discussing works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection that spark their imagination shed new light on art-making, museums, and the creative process. Images of the artworks appear alongside images of the contemporary artists' work, allowing readers to discover a rich web of visual connections that spans cultures and millennia.
Physical Description:	271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
ISBN:	9780714873541 0714873543