{"product_id":"martin-puryear-lookout","title":"Martin Puryear: Lookout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis catalog documents the construction and unveiling of American artist Martin Puryear's (born 1941) monumental site-specific installation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLookout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York. The 20-foot-tall sculpture is built of layers of red clay bricks laid using thin-shell masonry techniques. Rather than straight lines and vertical walls, however, the work curves inward and upward, opening to allow entry from one side while producing a swelling form on the opposite end. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLookout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Puryear evokes brickmaking as a once-primary industry in the Hudson Valley and references the vernacular structures that dot the local landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside the structure, Puryear uses the work’s form and setting to encourage a heightened sense of presence. The brick surface is punctuated by a constellation of 90 circular openings created by tubes of fiberglass-reinforced concrete in varying sizes. These oculi act as apertures, creating pinhole vignettes of the surrounding trees and sky. The book is complemented by a broader retrospective of Puryear’s work, including a selection of process models and drawings from over 40 years of his public sculptures and installations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis publication features essays by Nora Lawrence and Amy S. Weisser, an interview with Martin Puryear conducted by Glenn Adamson, and full-color images of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLookout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacross several seasons and along the different stages of fabrication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacketed cloth-bound hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.875\" W x 10.75\" H inches portrait\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e120 color reproductions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ARTBOOK | D.A.P.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67824301244478,"sku":"ovg1791435041691","price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/martin-puryear-lookout_1.jpg?v=1791435049","url":"https:\/\/www.dovewella.com\/products\/martin-puryear-lookout","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}