Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern, in Two Volumes by RUBIN, William [Editor] - 1984-01-01

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used: Good.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984-01-01. Paperback. Good. 11x7x2. 2 volume set. Softcover. Shelf wear. Tear to head of spine. Scattered underlining and markings. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Museum of Modern Art. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994. First edition. Softcovers. 690 pages between the 2 volumes. Includes 1087 illustrations with 378 in color. Both books are in very near fine condition in wrappers in a good cardboard slipcase with some splitting and minor wear. Please note that this set is heavier than the typical book and will require extra shipping.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, in conjuction with the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, and the Dallas Museum of Art, TX, 1984. Paperback. VG-/Good- (Wraps are lightly edgeworn; textblock is lightly edgeworn; interior is clean; binding is solid; slipcase is toned/edgeworn/scuffed and smudged, but holdin.). Grey cloth boards, black glossy dj with color illus. [xvi] 689 pp. 378 bw ills., 709 bw ill. In matching grey cloth board slipcase. THIS ITEM IS HEAVY AND WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING. Explores the influence of African tribal arts on modern art and artists. Illustrations juxtapose specific works of tribal artists with those of modern masterworks by artists such as Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso, Brancusi, Leger, Klee, Giacometti, Henry Moore and others. Essays by renowned art historians and scholars including Kirk Varnedoe, William Rubin, Rosalind Krauss, Christian F. Feest, Philippe Peltier, Jean-Louis Paudrat, Jack D. Flam, Sidney Geist, Donald E. Gordon, Ezio Bassani, Alan G. Wilkinson, Gail… Read More

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984. Book. Good. Wrappers. 689 pages, divided between two paperback exhibition catalogues, bound with stiff illustrated paper covers. Texts in English. Lavishly illustrated. Lacks the plain cardboard slipcase issued at publication. Light vertical creasing to one of the volumes, with faint shelfwear to the edges consistent with age. Else, the bindings are both tight with clean and unmarked interior. Widely and soundly criticized at the time for its continuation of patronizing ideas about the value of first people's artworks being solely in how they were formally colonized by European artists in the early twentieth century. Even with our contemporary damning comments of that not so long ago time, these volumes document an exceptionally rich visual exhibition, that has great value for being the springboard for discussions that led the culture into a broader viewpoint that continues needing to be expanded..

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1984. First. paperback. very good. Profusely illustrated with over 1000 images, many in color. 2 volumes. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers, just a bit scuffed and with one small tear ion lower spine of first volume. New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1984). First softcover edition. A very good copy, lacking the plain cardboard slipcase.<br/> <br/>

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used:Good.

NY: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART , 1985. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Fine/SLIPCASE. PHOTOS. TWO VOLUME SET SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED PUBLISHED IN CONJUCTION WITH AN EXHIBTION HELD IN 1985 A VERY RARE SET THESE VOLUMES SHOW THE MEETING BETWEEN PRIMITIVE ART AND THE WORLD OF MODERN ART NO BENDS FOLDS OR CREASING PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART WITH A NICE CLEAN GRAY SLIPCASE

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1985. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 690 pp. 2-volume set (complete). Pages are tight and clean. Previous owner's inscription on endpapers. Minimal shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 0870705342. ISBN/EAN: 9780870705342. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 113149. . 9780870705342 Additional shipping charges may apply.