Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Beardsley, John
2. Beardsley, John.
3. Dumbarton Oaks.
4. Lott, Linda.
5. Pillsbury, Joanne.

Description

1. 109 p. : col. ill., map; 23 x 27 cm.

Summary

1. Simonds is well known for clay sculptures that document the wanderings of a fantastical civilization of Little People whose landscapes, architectures, and rituals have been imagined by the artist since the early 1970s. A wide range of his current sculptures-some architectural, some figural, and some evocative of landscape was installed in 2009 in various spaces at Dumbarton Oaks.

Series statement

1. Dumbarton Oaks contemporary landscape series

Uniform title

1. Dumbarton Oaks contemporary landscape series.

Alternative title

1. Charles Simonds at Dumbarton Oaks
2. Landscapebodydwelling

Subject

1. Dumbarton Oaks > Exhibitions
2. Simonds, Charles, 1945- > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

1. Exhibition catalogs

Contents

1. Charles Simonds : the Dumbarton Oaks Project / John Beardsley -- -- Portfolio introductory gallery -- Site report : Charles Simonds in situ in the Dumbarton Oaks Museum / Joanne Pillsbury -- Portfolio museum galleries -- A nomad in the city / Germano Celant ---- Portfolio garden installation -- Dwelling as a world / Ann Reynolds -- Cabinet of curiosities / curated by Charles Simonds ; with bibliographic information by Linda Lott.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. In spring 2009, Dumbarton Oaks inaugurated an occasional series of contemporary art and design installations intended to provide unexpected experiences and fresh interpretations of its gardens and collections. The first artist selected was the American sculptor Charles Simonds, who is well known for clay sculptures that document the wanderings of a fantastical civilization of Little People whose landscapes, architectures, and rituals have been imagined by the artist since the early 1970s. The outcome was a project that spanned the whole institution. A wide range of his current sculptures—some architectural, some figural, and some evocative of landscape, most preexisting but one made especially for the exhibition—was installed between May and October 2009 in various spaces at Dumbarton Oaks.
2. Map = Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Gardens, location of installations.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-105).

Processing action (note)

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