false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255971584m/3766965.jpg 3766965 1 <p>Artist Tara Donovan uses commonplace consumer materials--toothpicks, tape, pencils, buttons, paper plates, and the like--to create her dazzling sculptural installations. Often biomorphic or topographical in character, her large-scale abstract works utilize systematic arrangements of thousands or even millions of units. Visually evocative and perceptually seductive, her pieces are at once organic and highly structured. Donovan has been recognized for her commitment to process and her ability to discover how the inherent physical characteristics of an object might allow it to be transformed into art.<br><br>Published in conjunction with a major solo exhibition at the Institute for Contemporary Art/Boston, this book is the first to document Donovan's complete oeuvre, from her beginnings working in ink to her most recent pieces. Among the many works shown are <i>Untitled (Plastic Cups)</i>, a 50-by-60-foot landscape of plastic cups; <i>Haze,</i> a 42-foot-long wall of over two million clear plastic drinking straws stacked like wood; and her three 40-inch cubes, one of steel pins, one of toothpicks, and one of shattered glass. An in-depth conversation between Donovan and Lawrence Weschler traces the artist's schooling, early career, and current work.</p> 3810927 16 9 2008 Tara Donovan total:7|5:3|4:3|3:1| 7 30 11 2 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 09:20:12 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 09:21:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 14 20:04:43 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 20:04:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 11:48:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 11:48:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 23 22:29:37 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 22:29:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 17:53:15 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 17:53:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 11 09:54:29 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 09:54:31 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 02:54:13 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 02:54:13 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 17 09:11:12 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 17 21:29:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 29 18:34:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 18:34:00 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 10:54:52 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 10:56:23 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 07 06:14:51 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 06:14:51 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3766965