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Living With Chamberlain Book In Neutrals

white 280 pages 180 illustrations ISBN 9781649804761 25cm x 33 x 4cm

John Chamberlain (1927-2011) is renowned for his prolific artistic output and innovative sculptures that defied convention. An enigmatic figure, Chamberlain was a burly "man's man" who was also deeply sensitive, a husband and father who found abiding love and family life with his last wife and her daughters, and an intellectual ninth-grade dropout who cursed like a sailor (which he also was). Featuring a foreword by Rick Owens, and interviews and conversations with family, friends, gallerists, and collectors, this intimate and personal volume uncovers how Chamberlain's art has impacted the lives of so many, including personalities as diverse as Chamberlain's wide-ranging artistic expressions. Among the many stories contained, collectors Bruce and Barbara Berger recount how they traded a refrigerator for their Chamberlain sculpture in 1972; Yvonne Force Villareal shares how she met her husband, artist Leo Villareal, at an exhibition of Chamberlain couches; fashion designer Matthew Williams and artist Solange Knowles speak about their separate experiences with Chamberlain's art and his creative influence on their own work; and fashion designer Vera Wang shares how a chance encounter at MoMA led to an unusual late-life friendship with the artist. Contributors include: Amy Astley; Joa Baldinger and Heiner Friedrich; Bruce and Barbara Berger; Darius and Jill Bikoff; Michael Black; David, Lauren and Sean Carpenter; Susan Davidson; Karen, Steven and Zoë Feldman; Urs Fischer; Larry Gagosian; Bob Gersh; Andrea Glimcher; Marc Glimcher; Eric Goodman; Jeff and Judy Greenstein; Karsten Greve; Wilhelm and Jutta Grusdat; Lana Jokel; Rainer Judd; Colin King; Solange Knowles; Bernard and Joanne Kruger; Nancy Magoon; Helen Marden; Robert Mnuchin; Michael Ovitz; James Ramsey; Craig Robins; Samanthe Rubell; Nina Runsdorf; Robert Stilin; Caio Twombly; Yvonne Force Villareal; Vera Wang; Matthew Williams.