{"product_id":"constructive-spirit-abstract-art-in-south-and-north-america-1920s50s-9780764952746","title":"Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America  1920s-50s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first survey of Pan-American geometric abstraction between the 1920s and 1950s  Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America  1920s-50s provides a fresh and innovative look at this dynamic and cosmopolitan period of Modernism in the Americas. In the first half of the twentieth century  South American and US artists infused the hard-edge lines and geometric shapes of abstract art with new perspectives. This richly illustrated book examines the connections  both conceptual and personal  among abstract artists from Argentina  Brazil  the United States  Uruguay  and Venezuela  suggesting parallels that cut across time  national borders  and a range of media. It begins with the arrival of Torres-Garcia in New York City in 1920  and culminates in the 1950s  as North and South American abstract artists converged in the international arena in such exhibition venues as the Bienal de Sao Paulo. Released in conjunction with the traveling exhibition organized by the Newark Museum  Constructive Spirit presents more than ninety rarely seen paintings  sculptures  prints  photographs  drawings  and films  from private and public collections across both continents. The sixty-eight featured artists include the renowned--Alexander Calder  Joaquin Torres-Garcia  Jesus Rafael Soto  and Arshile Gorky  for example--as well as those who deserve much wider recognition  such as Charmion von Wiegand  Geraldo de Barros  Alfredo Hlito  and many others. Essayists Karen A. Bearor  Tricia Laughlin Bloom  Aliza Edelman  Adele Nelson  Mary Kate O Hare  and Cecilia de Torres offer new insights as they investigate the ideas and influences that informed South and North American artists transformation of abstraction into a language of their own. Exhibition catalog edited by Mary Kate O Hare. 192 pages featuring the work of 68 artists  with more than 90 full-color illustrations. Size: 8.5 x 10 inches. Smyth-sewn casebound book with jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789763207221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0764952749","price":40.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780764952746.jpg?v=1784697118","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/constructive-spirit-abstract-art-in-south-and-north-america-1920s50s-9780764952746","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}