{"product_id":"marianne-eigenheer-a-lifelong-search-along-the-lines-paperback","title":"Marianne Eigenheer: A Lifelong Search Along the Lines - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarianne Eigenheer\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating and long-overdue study of the\u003cbr\u003eartist's work spanning five decades of her diverse practice, this\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensive and thought-provoking book provides\u003cbr\u003ean overview of Marianne's oeuvre. It also creates dialogues between different\u003cbr\u003eperiods of her work by presenting them alongside one another - many shown\u003cbr\u003ethis way for the first time in print. From her spontaneous, gesturally abstract\u003cbr\u003edrawings of the 1970s, to her bolder, more defined, large-scale drawings that gained public attention at the 1980\u003cbr\u003eVenice Biennale, to her lesser-known sculptural and photographic works, \u003cbr\u003eto the wall painting created for Kunstmuseum Basel in 2018 - this book spans\u003cbr\u003ethe artist's creative scope.\u003c\/p\u003eThe characteristic linear forms that\u003cbr\u003eunderscore Marianne's practice come from the meditative process of\u003cbr\u003edrawing she developed in her lifetime, whereby she externalised her personal\u003cbr\u003eexperiences onto paper. \u003ci\u003eMarianne Eigenheer\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edocuments beautifully how the\u003cbr\u003eartist created a highly distinctive and recognisable visual language by working in this way throughout her\u003cbr\u003ecareer. The book also features a\u003cbr\u003eselection of essays by a diverse group of writers that discuss and explore the\u003cbr\u003edifferent aspects of Marianne's practice, shining a light on her work as\u003cbr\u003eartist, writer, curator and teacher.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarianne Eigenheer (1945-2018, Swiss) was a renowned artist and active academic whose work has been exhibited across Europe, Australia \u003c\/p\u003eand the United States. As a child, Marianne's parents had aspirations for her to become a pianist, although she wanted to become a composer. Instead, she began drawing and painting after finishing school and went to art college in Lucerne, Switzerland.  Marianne's work was featured in Achille Bonito Oliva and Harald Szeemann's seminal Venice Biennale exhibition Aperto '80 in 1980, as well as in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Germany - Bonner Kunstverein, Volker Diehl, Galerie Volker Diehl, Zeppelinmuseum and Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst; in the US - Holly Solomon Gallery and the Swiss Institute in New York; and at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall in St Petersberg, Russia, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) in Australia, and the Meguro Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan. Her work has also been exhibited in Switzerland - at sic! Raum für Kunst in Lucerne, von Bartha in Basel, and at the Kunstmuseum Basel in 2018. During her academic career, Marianne was Professor and Director of the Institute for Curatorship and Education at Edinburgh College of Art, where she was granted an honorary professorship in 2009, having worked previously at several universities and art colleges, including the University of Art and Design, Offenbach, and the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 12.5 x 9.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48516076404985,"sku":"9781912165377","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Xgj0Ucf54P9781912165377.webp?v=1781216875","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/marianne-eigenheer-a-lifelong-search-along-the-lines-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}