Nek Chand's Outsider Art: The Rock Garden of Chandigarh
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Nek Chand's Outsider Art: The Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Book Details
- Author
- Lucienne Piery
- Publisher
- FLAMMARION
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Individual Artists
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9782080305183
- ISBN-10
- 2080305182
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ISBN: 2080305182
Author: Piery, Lucienne
Condition: New
For fourteen years, Nek Chand secretly transported thousands of stones by bicycle from the Himalayan foothills to a secluded, government-owned jungle clearing. There he combined them with urban debris-corroded wires, sheet metal, bicycle parts, tubes, tires, multicolored tissue, glass and feathers-to make statuettes. In 1972, authorities stumbled upon his menagerie of elephants, horses, monkeys, birds, and figures and eventually decided to support his project at what is now the second most-visited site in India after the Taj Mahal. Authorative text, an interview, 140 illustrations, and a detailed site map pay homage to this singular fantasy universe. This book is published for the exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum (April 4-September 24, 2006).
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