Sven Lukin Hatje Cantz I AM HONORED AND PROUD

I AM HONORED AND PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PUBLISH ALEX'S BEAUTIFUL WORK AND CALL HIM MY FRIEND

Hans Ulrich Obrist

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Triadic Ballet: Oskar Schlemmer developed his costumed

and five thematic essays

Sven Lukin Hatje Cantz I AM HONORED AND PROUDIN THE 1960S, SVEN LUKIN (B. 1934, RIGA, LATVIA) INTRODUCED THE ART WORLD TO THE SHAPED CANVAS. THEN, IN 1972, FIRMLY ESTABLISH AMONG NEW YORK'S AVANT GARDE, HE FLED THE SCENE. LUKIN HAS QUIETLY LIVED AND WORKED IN THE SAME STUDIO IN MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN EVER SINCE, EXPERIMENTING WITH SHAPED CANVASES OF TREE BRANCHES AND STRECHED JUTE. BRANCHES PRESENTS, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PRINT, TWENTY FIVE SCULPTURES FROM THIS LITTLE KNOWN PART OF LUKIN'S OEUVRE,