John McCracken: Sketchbook
Interview with the artist by Neville Wakefield
John McCracken: Sketchbook, published concurrently with the 2008 solo exhibition John McCracken at David Zwirner, presents the first of two treasured sketchbooks that the artist used from the mid 1960s until the mid 1970s. These pages show his thought processes, insights, and working sketches—all of which predate and presage his later work. The format, paper, and reproduction quality of the book have been designed to faithfully reproduce in facsimile the original pages from this fascinating document. A supplemental booklet, bound separately and inserted into a pocket in the back of the book, shows his sculptures in their realized form. Also included is an interview with the artist by curator and writer Neville Wakefield.
Publisher: Radius Books
Artists: John McCracken
Contributors: Neville Wakefield
Designer: David Chickey, Skolkin/Chickey
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Dimensions: 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Pages: 160
Reproductions: 157 color
ISBN: 9781934435120
Retail: $75 US & Canada | £50 | €66
Status: Available
John McCracken
John McCracken (1934-2011) developed his early sculptural work while studying painting at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland in the late 1950s and early 1960s. While experimenting with increasingly three-dimensional canvases, the artist began to produce objects made with industrial materials, including plywood, sprayed lacquer, and pigmented resin, creating the highly reflective, smooth surfaces that he was to become known for.
Neville Wakefield
?Neville Wakefield is a New York-based writer and curator.