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CHIHULY-AT-THE-V-A
CHIHULY AT THE V&A
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Chihuly at the V&A: A hardbound catalog to the first exhibition in the United Kingdom of Dale Chihuly's work.
In 1999, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London installed a Chihuly Chandelier in its main entrance hall. It is the first major artwork by Chihuly to be permanently installed in the UK. The former director of the V&A, Alan Borg, says "its success, combined with the huge popular interest in his work, convinced us that we should mount a major Chihuly exhibition as soon as possible." As a result, from June 21 to October 21, 2001, an extensive exhibition of Chihuly's art was shown at the V&A.
Chihuly at the V&A is a powerful book that has been crafted to explain the works presented in the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition. Outstanding essays written by leading experts in contemporary glass, Jennifer Hawkins Opie, Reino Liefkes, and Dan Klein, focus on both a historical and contemporary understanding of glass as it pertains to Chihuly's art.
Drawing on the museum's historic Renaissance collections and expertise, Chihuly at the V&A also explores the development of the traditional Venetian glass workshop and Chihuly's enormous influence in introducing Venetian glassmakers and his own inimitable variations on Venetian style to contemporary glass. In addition, the book includes a chronology of Chihuly's life and listings of his museum exhibitions and museum collections.
More than 100 stunning color photographs do justice to Chihuly's masterworks, providing clarity and detail in examining his diverse oeuvre. Chihuly at the V&A invites readers to marvel in the uncommon and uncompromising world of Chihuly glass.
2001 Hardcover
9 1/4 x 12 1/4"
152 pages, 105 color images
Published by Portland Press in association with V&A Publications
ISBN: 978-1-57684-017-7
In 1999, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London installed a Chihuly Chandelier in its main entrance hall. It is the first major artwork by Chihuly to be permanently installed in the UK. The former director of the V&A, Alan Borg, says "its success, combined with the huge popular interest in his work, convinced us that we should mount a major Chihuly exhibition as soon as possible." As a result, from June 21 to October 21, 2001, an extensive exhibition of Chihuly's art was shown at the V&A.
Chihuly at the V&A is a powerful book that has been crafted to explain the works presented in the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition. Outstanding essays written by leading experts in contemporary glass, Jennifer Hawkins Opie, Reino Liefkes, and Dan Klein, focus on both a historical and contemporary understanding of glass as it pertains to Chihuly's art.
Drawing on the museum's historic Renaissance collections and expertise, Chihuly at the V&A also explores the development of the traditional Venetian glass workshop and Chihuly's enormous influence in introducing Venetian glassmakers and his own inimitable variations on Venetian style to contemporary glass. In addition, the book includes a chronology of Chihuly's life and listings of his museum exhibitions and museum collections.
More than 100 stunning color photographs do justice to Chihuly's masterworks, providing clarity and detail in examining his diverse oeuvre. Chihuly at the V&A invites readers to marvel in the uncommon and uncompromising world of Chihuly glass.
2001 Hardcover
9 1/4 x 12 1/4"
152 pages, 105 color images
Published by Portland Press in association with V&A Publications
ISBN: 978-1-57684-017-7
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