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Imagery, Art for Wine

Art for Wine

by (author) Bob Nugent

Publisher
Wine Appreciation Guild
Initial publish date
Apr 2014
Category
Wine & Spirits
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781891267925
    Publish Date
    Apr 2014
    List Price
    $80

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In 1985 wine-maker Joe Benziger and Sonoma artist Bob Nugent struck on the idea of putting original art on special releases of Imagery Estate wines. The goal was straight-forward-commission the world's modern art luminaries to create works for reproduction onto wine labels. Two decades and 160 labels later, they have assembled a staggering collection of contemporary art, from the likes of Sol Lewitt, Terry Winters, Nancy Graves, John Baldessari, Judy Pfaff and Bob Arneson-ART FOR WINE. This book highlights 133 works of art, the best of the Imagery collection. The images are big and lush, and accompanied by biographical sketches of the artists' careers, as well as a short description of their individual ideas and methods. The pictorial index shows the works in their label-form, from 1985 to the most recent vintages. These images are evocations of wine's multi-faceted ability to inspire us.

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