{"product_id":"martin-puryear-lookout-9781941366646","title":"Martin Puryear: Lookout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by global masonry techniques and Hudson Valley history, Martin Puryear's installation for Storm King Art Center opens its oculi onto the museum grounds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis catalog documents the construction and unveiling of American artist Martin Puryear's (born 1941) monumental site-specific installation, \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e, at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York. The 20-foot-tall sculpture is built of layers of red clay bricks laid using thin-shell masonry techniques. Rather than straight lines and vertical walls, however, the work curves inward and upward, opening to allow entry from one side while producing a swelling form on the opposite end. In \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e, Puryear evokes brickmaking as a once-primary industry in the Hudson Valley and references the vernacular structures that dot the local landscape.\u003cbr\u003eInside the structure, Puryear uses the work's form and setting to encourage a heightened sense of presence. The brick surface is punctuated by a constellation of 90 circular openings created by tubes of fiberglass-reinforced concrete in varying sizes. These oculi act as apertures, creating pinhole vignettes of the surrounding trees and sky. The book is complemented by a broader retrospective of Puryear's work, including a selection of process models and drawings from over 40 years of his public sculptures and installations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory R. Miller \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941366646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Martin Puryear","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207180415157,"sku":"9781941366646","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dea4cb5d-e249-47f9-88cc-fce2ae28b2f1.jpg?v=1716907926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/martin-puryear-lookout-9781941366646","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}