The long dream of waking : new perspectives on Len Lye / edited by Paul Brobbel, Wystan Curnow and R...
The long dream of waking : new perspectives on Len Lye / edited by Paul Brobbel, Wystan Curnow and R...
The long dream of waking : new perspectives on Len Lye / edited by Paul Brobbel, Wystan Curnow and Roger Horrocks.
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Publisher
Christchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2018/1196
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
224 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / Paul Brobbel, Wystan Curnow and Roger Horrocks. -- History. Len Lye's kinetic sculptures / Peter Selz. Between art and engineering / Paul Brobbel, Aaron Kreisler, Shayne Gooch, John Matthews and Evan Webb -- Aesthetics. Cinematic sculpture / Malcolm Le Grice. Motion, time, energy / Ro...
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Publisher
Christchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, 2017.
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Recognised internationally as one of the twentieth century's great modernist innovators, New Zealand artist Len Lye is most famous for his avant-garde experimental films and for his astonishing and playful kinetic sculptures. Always fascinated by the interplay of movement and light, this extraordinary artist also expressed himself in photography, d...
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Full title
The long dream of waking : new perspectives on Len Lye / edited by Paul Brobbel, Wystan Curnow and Roger Horrocks.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
"The third substantial collection of essays to be devoted to Lye's work since 2000 ... The current publication coincides with Christchurch Art Gallery's exhibition Stopped Short by Wonder"--Introduction.
"Published in association with the Len Lye Foundation and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2018/1196
Record Identifier
74VKVo6EyLyl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo6EyLyl
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ISBN
1927145961
9781927145968
DDC
709.04
MMS ID
991024165706202626
