Ellsworth Kelly: AustinTexts by Carter E. Foster and Simone J. WichaRadius Books/Blanton Museum of Art, January 2020

Hardcover | 10 x 14 inches | 180 pages | 113 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1942185567 | $65.00

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
Envisioned by Ellsworth Kelly as a site for joy and contemplation, Austin is a cornerstone of the Blanton Museum of Art?s permanent collection and a new icon for the city in which it stands. This comprehensive book provides a thorough look at the project, from its inception to its current position as one of the artist?s most important and enduring works.
Though mostly abstract, Kelly?s work is deeply rooted in his love of nature and his close observation of the world around him, and Austin?s design elements are no exception.  An essay by Carter E. Foster, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Blanton Museum of Art, sheds light on how Austin fits with Kelly?s wider practice.
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Even voracious readers can be forgiven for thinking that there is little room for innovation in the design and construction of books. Pages bound into volumes between covers tend to find difference in their graphics: covers and, for illustrated books in particular, page layouts. Some publishers, such as Lars Müller, go further and do things with the bindings, such as exposing the stitching on the spine or using Japanese bookbinding and other traditional, ye...