The human factor : the figure in contemporary sculpture /

This catalogue is the result of a 2014 exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. Edited by the gallery director, Rugoff, it highlights figurative sculpture created over the past 25 years. The artwork presented is a product of a provocative group of 25 international artists. Each artist in the exhibition presents the human form in a unique manner and speaks to viewers with a very individualized voice. The unifying factor among the artists showcased within the exhibition is that all use the human form, not as a subject for study but as an entrance to addressing contemporary social and cultural constructs. The high-quality images of the artwork allow readers to adequately envision the artwork, and the catalogue includes detailed explanations of the artwork and each artist's creative process. It also has such resources as insights into the artists' processes through reproductions of preliminary sketches and an extensive list of works in the appendix. This catalogue will be a useful resource for artists and art historians of various levels who are interested in how the traditional use of the human form in sculpture has evolved in current years. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduate collections and above. --Amy E. Handfield, Manhattan College