This book is published to accompany the exhibition: 'Towards a New Laocoon' 13 May - 12 August 2007 at Henry Moore Institute. The antique group depicting the Trojan priest Laocoon and his two sons being attacked by snakes was excavated in Rome in 1506 and almost immediately put on show in the Vatican. Since that date the sculpture, its restoration, and the way it tells its story, have exerted a strong fascination for artists and writers. This exhibition reveals the Laocoon's appeal for recent British sculptors - Paolozzi, Cragg and Deacon - in terms of its intertwined forms, drama and suspense, and examines other moments of historical interaction.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Henry Moore Institute
ISBN-13
9781905462131
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89821872
Product Key Features
Book Title
Towards a New Laocoon
Author
Ian Balfour, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Brigitte Bourgeois
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
76 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
290mm
Item Width
215mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Brigitte Bourgeois, Ian Balfour, Dr. Penelope Curtis