Bizarre Beauty

The Art of William Harper

Glenn Adamson, Martha J. Fleischman

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English

Arnoldsche
23 August 2024

Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Individual designers

Over the course of six decades, the American artist William Harper (b. 1944) has conjured a body of work unique in the realm of jewellery.

Masterfully crafted in enamel and gold, his pieces explore multiple realms

from ancient mythology to personal iconography

and draw on influences such as African sculpture, medieval art, and modernist dance. Harper has nonetheless created an oeuvre that is instantly recognisable, branching into formats including paintings, ornamented casks, artist's books, and more.

Bizarre Beauty, the definitive study of Harper and his work, includes a full biography by co-editor Glenn Adamson, as well as thematic essays and primary texts. A visual feast, the book provides an intimate look at this brilliantly imaginative artist.

Edited by: Glenn Adamson, Martha J. Fleischman
Imprint: Arnoldsche
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 320mm, Width: 245mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.854kg
ISBN: 9783897907164
ISBN 10: 389790716X
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 23 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Glenn Adamson is a curator and writer who works at the intersection of craft, design history, and contemporary art. He has previously been director of the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; head of research at the V&A, London; and curator at the Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee. Adamson’s publications include Thinking through Craft; The Craft Reader; Postmodernism: Style and Subversion (co-edited with Jane Pavitt); The Invention of Craft; Art in the Making (co-authored with Julia Bryan-Wilson); Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects; and Craft: An American History. He earned his BA in History of Art at Cornell University in 1994 and his PhD in Art History at Yale University in 2001. Martha J. Fleischman is a specialist in American art and a collector. She has been the owner of Kennedy Galleries and publisher of The American Art Journal. With texts by Glenn Adamson, Arthur C. Danto, Mary E. Davis, Toni Greenbaum, Cynthia Hahn, John Perreault, and William Harper, a conversation with Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi, and forewords by Martha J. Fleischman and Abraham Thomas.