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Includes filmography
Includes bibliographical references (113-123 pages) and index
Description:
Joseph Cornell is one of the most significant American artists of the twentieth century. His work is highly visible in the world's most prestigious galleries, including the Tate Modern and MOMA. His famous boxes and his collage work have been admired and widely studied. However, Cornell also produced an extraordinary body of film work, a serious contribution to twentieth century avant-garde cinema, and this has been much less examined. In this book, Michael Piggott makes the case for the significance of Joseph Cornell's films