About this title: When this book first appeared in 1982, it introduced readers to Robert Irwin, the Los Angeles artist 'who one day got hooked on his own curiosity and decided to live it'. Now expanded to include six additional chapters and twenty-four pages of color plates, "Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees" chronicles three decades of conversation between Lawrence Weschler and light and space master Irwin. It surveys many of Irwin's site-conditioned projects - in particular the Central Gardens at the Getty Museum (the subject of an epic battle with the site's principal architect, Richard ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2009-01-10
ISBN-13:9780520256095ISBN:0520256093
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2009-02-02
ISBN-13:9780520256088ISBN:0520256085
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780520256088. read more
Edition: Expanded
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780520256095ISBN:0520256093
Description: New. When this book first appeared in 1982, it introduced readers to Robert Irwin, the Los Angeles artist "who one day got hooked on his own curiosity and decided to live it. " Now expanded to include six additional chapters and twenty-four pages of color... read more
Edition: Expanded
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780520256088ISBN:0520256085
Description: New. When this book first appeared in 1982, it introduced readers to Robert Irwin, the Los Angeles artist "who one day got hooked on his own curiosity and decided to live it. " Now expanded to include six additional chapters and twenty-four pages of color... read more
Description: Good. 0520256085 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. 0520256085 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"I was expecting to have my mind blown, but I think that's where Irwin's work comes in. This tight biography is a great read, and there were some amazing passages I found myself copying into my sketchbook."
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