Cuts: Texts, 1959-2004
Just as Carl Andre's sculptures are "cuts" of elemental materials, his writings are condensed expressions, "cuts" of language that emphasize the part rather than the whole. Andre, a central figure in minimalism and one of the most influential sculptors of our time, does not produce the usual critical essay. He has said that he is "not a writer of prose," and the texts included in Cuts — the most comprehensive collection of his writings yet published — appear in a wide variety of forms that...
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Statements, dialogue, letters, epigrams, and poems by sculptor Carl Andre, a central figure in minimalism.
\ From the Publisher"Andre's work, like his writing, is composed of separate pieces - cuts - reassembled in a playful and thoughtful way." Afterimage\ "Such books are invaluable for the art historian, documenting ideas in gestation and formation, and for the general art reader in revealing something of the persona of the artist."Detroit Metro Times\ \ \
