Taking shape : finding sculpture in the decorative arts : an exhibition co-organised by the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds and the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California / curated by Martina Droth ; with essays by Martina Droth ... [and others ; edited by Martina Droth and Penelope Curtis].

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Henry Moore Institute (Leeds, England)
J. Paul Getty Museum
Other Authors: Droth, Martina
Curtis, Penelope
Language:English
Published: Leeds : Los Angeles : Henry Moore Institute ; Getty Publications, 2009.
Subjects:
Decorative arts > Exhibitions.
Sculpture > Exhibitions.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural, in interior decoration > Exhibitions.
Furniture > Exhibitions.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Physical Description:vi, 209 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction to the exhibition / Martina Droth
  • Truth and artifice: transforming the real with sculptural form / Martina Droth
  • Catalogue of exhibits / Charissa Bremer-David, Martina Droth, Ian Fraser, Catherine Hess, James Lomax, Carlo Milano, Katie Scott, Marjorie Trusted, Jeffrey Weaver, Anthony Wells-Cole
  • 1: Putting things together: pairs, sets, arrangement
  • 2: Seeing things apart: the sculptural impact of furniture
  • 3: Three dimensions in two: graphic fantasy and realisation
  • 4: Temporary decorations: lasting traces
  • Installation views
  • Essays: Seeing metamorphosis in sculpture and the decorative arts / Mary D. Sheriff
  • Figure and ornament: notes on the late Baroque art industry / Katie Scott
  • The decorated flame: firedogs and the tensions of the hearth / Mimi Hellman
  • Integral and participatory: sculpture in support of the decorative arts / Charissa Bremer-David.