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M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, 1980. paperback. fine. Laser-projected images on moving steam screens, solar-tracked holograms, a 144-foot water prism and helium-lifted sky sculptures are some of the features of "Centerbeam," a kinetic performing group work exhibited at documenta 6 in Kessel, Germany (1977) and on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (1978). Its production involved the participation of 22 artists at MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studiesas well as science and engineering consultants. These illustrations, essays, and biographical profiles of the contributors provide a history of the work, documenting the unusual collaborative process that brought it into being.
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Centerbeam Paperback - 1980
by Otto Piene (Editor); Elizabeth Goldring (Editor)
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- Title Centerbeam
- Author Otto Piene (Editor); Elizabeth Goldring (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition No Edition State
- Pages 134
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher MIT Press, Cambridge, Ma.
- Date November 12, 1980
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780262660471 / 0262660474
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 11.04 x 8.42 x 0.33 in (28.04 x 21.39 x 0.84 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 80068325
- Dewey Decimal Code 709
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Centerbeam. (Description of a kinetic art performing group work exhibited at 'documenta 6' in Kassel, Germany (1977) and on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., 1978). (Presentation copy with signed letter from Otto Piene addressed to Peter Selz laid in.)
by Otto Piene; Elizabeth Goldring; Lawrence Alloway.
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Cambridge (Mass.) : MIT Press, 1980.. 4to. 131 pp. Very Good. Soft Cover. Illustrated paper wraps. Wear and creasing on wraps; spine sunned, else fine. Color and B&W plates throughout. Consists of illustrations, essays, and biographical profiles of the 22 artists involved in the installation. Autographed letter laid in. Scarce.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz (1919-2019).ISBN: 0262660474 9780262660471
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