Tobi Kahn: Sacred Spaces for the 21st-century
David Morgan author Jeff Edwards author Klaus Ottman author Ena Heller editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:D Giles Ltd
Published:1st Oct '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The volume and accompanying exhibition discuss the creation of sacred space in the 21st century, examining 28 works by Tobi Kahn including his recent commission for Congregation Emau-El B'ne Jeshrun in Milwaukee. Each work is accompanied by a Meditation by novelist and poet Nessa Rapoport. From large canvasses with biomorphic forms to three-dimensional pieces such as the art nouveau-influenced thrones, Kahn's work has a presence that is immediately striking, and his reputation has grown steadily since his inclusion in the Guggenheim's New Horizons in American Art show in 1985. Much of Kahn's art, especially his landscapes, is ambiguously abstract, inviting the viewer to project onto it their own ideas, feelings and desires. Acting as aids to contemplation, they can be seen as building on the work of Romantic artists who sought to capture the majesty of nature and imbue it with divine resonance.
ISBN: 9781904832645
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Weight: unknown
112 pages