EARLY REVIEWS

Howard N. Fox,  Independent curator and Emeritus Curator of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

John Van Alstine's public works are monumental in scale, rugged in material, daring in composition, and smart as they are vigorous, in every way. Those that already have been realized are spectacles; as for those he's imagined, we can anticipate along with him that they'll find their places in the world and be enduring testaments to the natural and human forces that have created them. This volume is the perfect complement to the previous two books on his sculptural accomplishments, the 2018 Artist Book Foundation's John Van Alstine: Sculpture 1971-2018 and the 2022 American Vistas: Art and Life of John Van Alstine
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Caroline M. Welsh, Art Historian and Director Emerita, Adirondack Museum

American Monuments: Finding New Dimensions, joins John Van Alstine Sculptures 1971-2018 and American Vistas: The Art and Life of John Van Alstine to complete a trilogy of books exploring and interpreting the art of this American master of sculpture. His realized and unrealized monumental public works reveal yet another dimension of artistic creativity and exploration. Van Alstine's artworks integrate intellectual, scientific and mythological themes in seemingly impossible orchestrations of elements. His public large-scale works realize his ultimate dimensionalization of form, material, and message and are a legacy honoring the ancients and stimulating the contemporary. This handsome book by Tim Kane and the artist adds immeasurably to our knowledge of this major American sculptor.

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Steven Naifeh, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Jackson Pollock: An American Saga

Throughout a long and extraordinarily productive career, John Alstine has created one of the most significant bodies of sculpture in America. His studio works have for many decades graced some of the country's most important museum and personal collections. Now, in this gorgeous book, his monumental works receive the focused attention they so gloriously deserve.

 

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