Dusseldorf-based artist Thomas Schutte (born 1954) is one of the most idiosyncratic of present-day artists, venturing to deploy techniques, genres and themes long thought passe--such as the sculpturally formed female figure--in permanent materials such as bronze, aluminum and steel. Schutte began hi[...]
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Four simple shapes are used in innovative ways to create modern quilt designs that range from playful to sophisticated. This is a useful resource for the beginner or intermediate quilter. Simple squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles combine with modern color treatments to produce visually plea[...]
Despite being widely acknowledged as one of the most important German dramatists since Bertolt Brecht, Heiner Muller (1929-95) still remains relatively unknown in the English-speaking world. This collection of plays aims to change that, presenting new translations and opening up his work to a larger[...]
Organized around the themes of models, monuments, and memorials-key subjects in Schutte's art-this volume offers a comprehensive selection of work from the late 1970s to today by an artist considered a key figure of his generation. Schutte's installations, sculptures, prints, drawings, and watercolo[...]
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