Boaz Vaadia, the internationally acclaimed sculptor, has amassed a prodigious body of work over his 40-year artistic career. Alongside Boaz Vaadia: Sculpture, Vaadia will present the first retrospective exhibition of his indoor and outdoor works at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. This book forms a comprehensive presentation of the artist's journey from abstraction to figuration. Contents: Foreword - Tom Moran, Chief Curator, Grounds for Sculpture; Boaz Vaadia: Grounds For Sculpture, Wendy Steiner; Director's Acknowledgments, Gary Garrido Schneider Executive Director, Grounds for Sculpture; Plates; Early Works, 1971 1985; Works in Stone, Slate, and Bronze, 1985 2015; Bas-relief Works, 2014 to the Present; Exhibition Checklist; Brief Biography; Selected Solo Exhibitions; Selected Group Exhibitions; Outdoor Installations and Public Art; Selected Collections; Grants, Fellowships, and Awards; Selected Bibliography; Photograph Credits. Wendy Steiner is the Richard L. Fisher Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, specialising in interrelations between visual and verbal art. She is the author of numerous books including 'The Real Real Thing: The Model in the Mirror of Art' (2010) and 'Venus in Exile: The Rejection of Beauty in 20th-Century Art' (2001). Tom Moran is the chief curator and artistic director at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. A sculptor in his own right, he has lectured on public art around the country and has taught at Rutgers University as well as at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. SELLING POINTS: ? Empowered by the global recognition his art has received, Boaz Vaadia continues working at the cutting edge of modern art ? This book showcases Vaadia's ability to continuously explore new possibilities through sculpture 95 colour, 20 b/w
