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In fact, when asked in a panel to discuss abstract art, Kline said, \"I thought that was the reason for trying to do it, because you couldn't [talk about it].\" Still, his impact was such that the critic and art historian April Kingsley wrote, \"Abstract Expressionism as a movement died with him.\"  This volume, the newest addition to the Artist's Materials series from the Getty Conservation Institute, looks closely at both Kline's life and work, from his early years in Pennsylvania to his later success in New York City. Kline's iconic paintings are poised on a critical cusp: some have already undergone conservation, but others remain unaltered and retain the artist's color, gloss, and texture, and they are surprisingly vulnerable. The authors' presentation of rigorous examination and scientific analysis of more than thirty of Kline's paintings from the 1930s through the 1960s provides invaluable insight into his life, materials, and techniques. 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Today, preserving these remarkable works after they have endured decades in outdoor environments around the world is an issue of pressing concern.    This abundantly illustrated volume is based on extensive archival research of his studio materials, interviews with his assistants, and a thorough technical analysis of the sculpture Three Brushstrokes, now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The book concludes with a chapter showing various options for the care, conservation, and restoration of Lichtenstein's sculptural works, making this an essential resource for conservators, curators, and others interested both in the iconic artist and modern sculpture in general.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49750192652561,"sku":"NGR9781606066690","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51038706729233,"sku":"NIN9781606066690","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1606066692.jpg?v=1751151498"},{"product_id":"cai-guo-qiang-book-rachel-rivenc-9781606069493","title":"Cai Guo-Qiang","description":"Cai   Guo-Qiang (China b. 1957) is among the most prominent contemporary artists active   today. His prolific, diverse creative practice-which includes gunpowder   drawings and paintings, explosion events, videos, multimedia installations,   and site-specific works-draws on a personal belief system that freely blends   symbols and tenets from Eastern and Western traditions. Cai's output seeks to   establish dialogues among different cultures, different periods of time, and   even different species-always while probing our shared humanity and the   connections that can be divined across space and time out of chaos and   disorder. Based on in-depth interviews between the author and artist and with   studio assistants, as well as extensive examination, sampling, and scientific   analysis of a wide range of artworks, this publication addresses the   implications of Cai's distinctive materials and processes and their   associated conservation issues.            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