Martínez Celaya: Work and Documents 1990–2015
”…a sculptor and painter of an interior world, radiant with the innocence of childhood, steeped in the darkness of loss, ever unsettled.”
— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times
Artwork, Archival notes, and Introduction by Enrique Martínez Celaya
Essay by Daniel A. Siedell
Texts by Matthew Biro, Peter Boswell, Michael W. Darling, John Felstiner, Ivan Gaskell, Thomas McEvilley, Charles Merewether, Frances K. Pohl, Mary Rakow, Michael Slenske, Abigail Solomon-Godeau
Hardcover with Jacket
9 x 12 inches
400 Pgs / 293 imgs
ISBN: 9781942185055
Rare - $150
In 1990 ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA left a promising career in physics for art and since then he has pursued his work with a singular and uncompromising vision. Working in a variety of media and deeply engaged with philosophy, literature, and science, Martínez Celaya has created an expansive body of work that has led him to become one of his generation’s most influential artists.
This publication, the product of extensive research from his studio’s archive, traces the development of Martínez Celaya’s thought through previously unpublished photographs; illustrations of hundreds of artworks; archival notes and writings; sketches and drawings for his public projects and exhibitions; excerpts from the critical reception of his work; and an insightful introduction by art historian and long-time collaborator Daniel A. Siedell.