{"product_id":"david-smith-cubes-and-anarchy-9783791351216","title":"David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis intriguing new look at the work of David Smith reveals how art and personal history shaped the work of one of America s foremost artists. Heralded as one of the greatest American sculptors of the twentieth century  David Smith nonetheless identified himself as a member of the working class. A contemporary of Gorky  de Kooning  and Pollock in the Germany art world  Smith worked as a welder before and during World War II and retained his union membership thereafter. How Smith meshed these two disparate worlds is the subject of this unique examination that focuses specifically on the geometric features of Smiths work  including his renowned Cubi series. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art  the book considers geometry in Smiths sculpture as both a formal and thematic construct. Essays by leading curators and scholars explore the relationship between Smiths lifelong interest in the utopian optimism of the avant-garde and his own artistic identity. The book includes illustrations of more than fifty sculptures  along with drawings  paintings  and vintage photographs by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45655945609269,"sku":"ByrdShop_3791351214","price":99.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783791351216.jpg?v=1781945680","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/david-smith-cubes-and-anarchy-9783791351216","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}