Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2015. Hardcover. Near Fine. upper corner creased; small scuff to back cover. pgs bright, appear clean. very nice.. Tan cloth boards with color illustration on front corner, black lettering, 270 pp, profusely illustrated in mostly color illustrations. PHOTO is of previous copy in our inventory. Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was one of the twentieth century's leading exponents of collage and assemblage. A connoisseur of an astonishing range of subjects, Cornell was captivated with bygone imagery encompassing astronomical charts and geographical maps, as well as Italian and Spanish Old Master paintings, historical ballet, early cinema, literature, poetry, ornithology and astronomy. Most iconic among his works are the box constructions filled with once-precious fragments that he collected from the thrift shops of his native New York; the results of his collecting "microcosmic cabinets of curiosity" echo the great Enlightenment projects of amassing and categorising material. This book is landmark publication examining this remarkable artist's oeuvre. It brings together some of his most compelling assemblages and box constructions. Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (4.7.-27.9.2015) / Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria (20.10.2015-10.1.2016). Published on the occasion of the exhibitions Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, July 4-September 27, 2015 and Joseph Cornell: Fernweh held at Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna, October 20, 2015-January 10, 2016. Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-263) and index.