A Sculptural Life
Thomas Bang Apparatus for Unstable Conditions Texts by: Mikkel Bogh, Magnus Thorø Clausen, Anne Ring Petersen, Anders Troelsen Graphic design: Pernille Kleinert, Copenhagen 24.5 ∞ 30.5 cm, approx. 348 pp., approx. 18 b&w and 193 col. ills., hardcover To be published in September 2020 isbn 978-3-7356-0719-5 English Approx. 5 65 (D) £ 62 $ 85
Throughout his career, the Danish artist Thomas Bang (*1938) has focused on various aspects of “fragility” and “vulnerability,” as both physical and psychological states. His new monograph is a survey of his sculptural practice, which he understands as an ongoing investigation into and a reflection on the ever-changing and provisional aspects of our human environment. Four multifaceted essays trace his formative years as a painter in the early 1960s, his subsequent development as a sculptor, his activities as part of the New York art scene since 1970, up to his most recent large-scale installations and wall-mounted works.
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