Eva Hesse
Right After, 1969
fiberglass, wire, polyester resin
dimensions variable
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Heartly, Eleanor, “Minimalism/Abstraction”, in Art & Today, London; Phaidon Press Limited, 2008
Art & Today’s second chapter ‘Abstraction in Art,’ gives useful information on understanding abstraction and minimalism in art. The large coloured pictures that accompany the text further develops our understanding as we are shown fantastic examples of abstraction and minimalism in art. There was little said on Eva Hesse, however, this was a great starting point for my research as it helped me appreciate Eva Hesse’s artwork even further.
Sussman, Elisabeth and Fred Wasserman, Eva Hesse Sculpture, New York; Jewish Museum, New Have; Yale University Press, 2006.
Eva Hesse Sculpture is a book that was made to accompany The Jewish Museum exhibition of Hesse’s sculpture in New York. Eva Hesse Sculpture focuses on her large-scale sculptures in latex and fiberglass. Photographs of Hesse’s sculptures and essays gives insight of her highly influential, however, brief life. We are also given historical context of her life through never-before-seen images of family diaries and photographs. This book takes you on a ride through the progression of Hesse’s art practice and life and making this book an illustrated chronology of Eva Hesse’s life.
Leader, Darian, “Minimalism With A Human Face,” Tate Magazine, Issue 2 (Nov/Dec 2002). Accessed 15 March, 2012. http://www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue2/hesse.htm.
Minimalism With A Human Face by Darian Leader is an article featured in the Tate Museum’s magazine ‘Tate Magazine’ in conjunction with an exhibition the museum was having of Eva Hesse. The article starts with a brief insight into Hesse’s tragic life which leads onto various descriptions of some of her most famous work including Hang Up (1968), Contingent (1968), Ringaround Arosie (1964) and many more important works.
Nemser, Cindy, “An Interview With Eva Hesse,” Artforum, May 1970. Accessed 18th March, 2012. http://cloud.hauserwirth.com/documents/y1ctXlJCqjk1Q3aKF0qZ1436rapbm40Mj5l59e6Jv456vnXepI/artforum-may-1970-1fGl6I.pdf
An Interview With Eva Hesse is an interview that was in Artforum and, in fact, Eva Hesse’s last interview that she ever gave. In this interview they discuss her life, her work and her influences. In this interview, there is a large focus on her life and her feelings of constant fear and terror. She dwells extensively into the meanings of her artworks, what she was trying to portray, her disappointments and her successes. She talks broadly of her minimalist influences, (Duchamp and Andre in particular) and her obsession with the ‘absurd’. Overall a fantastic and valuable resource.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barnes, Rachel, Martin Coomer, Carl Freedman, Tony Godfrey, Simon Grant, Melissa Larner, Simon Morley and Gilda Williams, The 20th Century Art book, London; Phaidon Press Limited, 1996, 201.
Heartly, Eleanor, “Minimalism/Abstraction”, in Art & Today, London; Phaidon Press Limited, 2008.
Hodge, Nicola and Libby Anson, The A-Z of Art: the world’s greatest and most popular artists and their works, San Diego; Thunder Bay Press, 1996, 179.
Lippard, Lucy, Eva Hesse, New York; DeCapo Press, New York, 1976.
Sussman, Elisabeth and Fred Wasserman, Eva Hesse Sculpture, New York; Jewish Museum, New Have; Yale University Press, 2006.
Nemser, Cindy, “An Interview With Eva Hesse,” Artforum, May 1970. Accessed 18th March, 2012. http://cloud.hauserwirth.com/documents/y1ctXlJCqjk1Q3aKF0qZ1436rapbm40Mj5l59e6Jv456vnXepI/artforum-may-1970-1fGl6I.pdf
Leader, Darian, “Minimalism With A Human Face,” Tate Magazine, Issue 2 (Nov/Dec 2002). Accessed 15 March, 2012. http://www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue2/hesse.htm.
Beardsell-Moore, Laura, “Eva Hesse.” Accessed 15 March, 2012. http://www.female-artists.net/eva-hesse.html.
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