{"product_id":"amor-mundi-gavin-delahunty-9781909932630","title":"Amor Mundi: The Collection of Marguerite Steed Hoffman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis two-volume publication delves deep into a remarkable Dallas art collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis slipcased, clothbound publication presents a selection of over 400 works of modern and contemporary art from the Marguerite Steed Hoffman Collection in Dallas, Texas. The books feature the pieces brought together by Marguerite Steed and her late husband Robert Hoffman (1947-2006), including Philip Guston's \u003ci\u003eStudio Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), Jasper Johns' \u003ci\u003eWater Freezes\u003c\/i\u003e (1961) and Cy Twombly's \u003ci\u003eSunset Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), along with more recent outstanding acquisitions such as Peter Doig's \u003ci\u003eRed Man (Sings Calypso)\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), Maria Lassnig's \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait with Hare\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and Steve McQueen's \u003ci\u003eWeight\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). Around 30 authors--artists and art historians--explore this fascinating collection, addressing specific artworks as well as the motivations behind the collection's creation and ongoing evolution.\u003cbr\u003eCreated over the course of a two-year period, great care has been taken to reflect the collection's key artists, canonical works, and the issues and debates that have helped shape its direction for more than a quarter of a century. By highlighting the art and artists as well as the ideological principles underlying the collection, it is hoped that \u003ci\u003eAmor Mundi\u003c\/i\u003e will shed some light on how to interpret this extraordinary collection of modern and contemporary art as well as communicating something about the personality and even the soul of the woman who assembled it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Delahunty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909932639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909932630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ridinghouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.60h x 11.00w x 4.30d","brand":"Gavin Delahunty","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993100845311,"sku":"9781909932630","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e23c42d1-21ca-4503-9aa3-aa3a5c1c6e3f.jpg?v=1683322528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amor-mundi-gavin-delahunty-9781909932630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}