{"product_id":"robert-irwin-getty-garden-9780892366200","title":"Robert Irwin Getty Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1990s the design and creation of the Central Garden at the Getty Center were entrusted to the distinguished contemporary visual artist Robert Irwin. Irwin-a member of Californias \"light and space\" movement-was an unexpected choice for this major commission  and his work has aroused intense interest in the art world and among gardening enthusiasts and visitors to the Getty Center. In Robert Irwin Getty Garden  Lawrence Weschler offers a lively account of the creation of what Irwin has playfully termed \"a sculpture in the form of a garden aspiring to be art.\" Weschlers narrative is followed by a transcript of conversations in which he and Irwin  in a series of walks through the garden  discuss in detail the decisions  both philosophical and practical  that shaped the making of this major art work in Southern California. The book contains more than one hundred color illustrations  many of them specially commissioned from photographer Becky Cohen. The photographs capture the stunning variety of colors and textures of the plant forms selected by Irwin. They also reveal the care and precision that went into the creation of each element of the garden environment  from the handrails and lighting fixtures to the huge azalea rings and waterfall that make a visit to the Getty Central Garden an unusually thought-provoking experience. Robert Irwin has exhibited widely in galleries and museums in North America and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646870446133,"sku":"ByrdShop_0892366206","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780892366200.jpg?v=1781679358","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/robert-irwin-getty-garden-9780892366200","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}