{"product_id":"john-mccracken-works-from-19632011-9781934435755","title":"John McCracken: Works from 1963-2011","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn McCracken occupies a singular position within the recent history of American art  as his work melds the restrained formal qualities of Minimalist sculpture with a distinctly West Coast sensibility expressed through color  form  and finish. He developed his early sculptural work while studying painting at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland in the late 1950s and early 1960s. While experimenting with increasingly three-dimensional canvases  the artist began to produce objects made with industrial materials  including plywood  sprayed lacquer and pigmented resin  creating the highly reflective  smooth surfaces that he was to become known for. Published on the occasion of the comprehensive presentation of McCrackens work at David Zwirner  New York in 2013  this catalogue charts the evolution of the artists diverse oeuvre  encompassing both well-known and lesser-seen examples of his production from the early 1960s up through his death in 2011 with a range of sculptures  paintings  and sketches. Featuring new scholarship by art historian Robin Clark  it includes reproductions of fascinating archival and documentary material that was discovered during the curatorial process  from the artists sketches to gallery invitation cards  early catalogue covers  historic photographs  as well as installation views of the exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666287583285,"sku":"ByrdShop_1934435759","price":81.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781934435755.jpg?v=1782427036","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/john-mccracken-works-from-19632011-9781934435755","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}