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    Degas (The Museum of Modern Art)
    Degas : a strange new beauty / Jodi Hauptman with essays by Carol Armstrong [and others].

    • Title:[Degas (The Museum of Modern Art)]
      Degas : a strange new beauty / Jodi Hauptman with essays by Carol Armstrong [and others].
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    • Variant Title:Strange new beauty
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Hauptman, Jodi, author.
      Armstrong, Carol M., author.
      Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution.
    • Published/Created:New York : The Museum of Modern Art, [2016]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917--Exhibitions.
    • Genre/Form:Exhibition catalogs.
    • Description:239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
    • Summary:"Edgar Degas is best known as a chronicler of the ballet, yet his work in monotype reveals his restless experimentation. In the mid-1870s, Degas was introduced to the monotype process -- drawing in ink on a metal plate that was then run through a press. Captivated by the monotype's potential, he embraced it with enthusiasm, taking the medium to radical ends. He expanded the possibilities of drawing, created surfaces with heightened tactility, and invented new means for new subjects, from dancers in motion to the radiance of electric light, from women in intimate settings to meteorological effects in nature. With his monotypes, Degas is at his most modern, capturing the spirit of urban life, depicting the body in new ways, and exploring abstraction. Published to accompany an exhibition at MoMA, this richly illustrated catalogue presents approximately 120 monotypes and some 60 related works in other mediums. Texts by curators, scholars, and conservators explore the creative potency of Degas's rarely seen monotypes and highlight their impact on his wider practice." -- Publisher's description.
    • Notes:Published on the occasion of an exhibition Degas: A strange new beauty at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 20-July 24, 2016.
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238).
    • ISBN:9781633450059 hardcover
      1633450058 hardcover
    • Contents:Introduction / Jodi Hauptman
      An anarchist in art : Degas and the monotype / Richard Kendall
      Degas in the dark / Carol Armstrong
      Indelible ink : Degas's methods and materials / Karl Buchberg and Laura Neufeld
      Plates
      The singular multiple / Stephanie O'Rourke
      Defined by light / Kimberly Schenck
      Darkness and the light of lamps / Hollis Clayson
      On smoke / Samantha Friedman
      An "anti-spectacular" art / Kathryn Brown
      Stockings and mirrors / Raisa Rexer
      Movement and landscape / Jonas Beyer
      Frieze of dancers / Jill DeVonyar.
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