Siah Armajani : 2010 distinguished artist : find beauty and holiness in new and necessary facts /

"Best known today for his public art and sculptures worldwide, Armajani moved to the United States from Iran in 1960. Nourished by Early American vernacular architecture, much of his work reflects upon American democracy--as realized or idealized--referencing environmental contexts and architec...

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Main Author: Armajani, Siah, 1939-2020
Corporate Author: McKnight Foundation
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : McKnight Foundation, ©2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Artist's statement / Siah Armajani
  • We have never been modern / Ian Bourland
  • Crossings / Darsie Alexander
  • Siah Armajani : citizen artist / Dennis Szakacs
  • Fallujah : the commitment of the artist / María Dolores Jiménez-Blanco
  • Dictionary for building / Thierry Davila
  • The nobility of usefulness / Calvin Tomkins
  • A span of poetry / Eric Lorberer
  • Siah Armajani : an artist's life
  • Selected solo and group exhibitions
  • Selected sculptures
  • Past McKnight distinguished artists
  • About the award.