Joseph Havel - A Decade of Sculpture 1996-2006 (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Published to accompany the major exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Joseph Havel: A Decade of Sculpture 1996-2006 is the first major book to focus on Havel's investigation of sculptural form and meaning during the past ten years of his career.In Havel's sculptures, objects such as buttons, shirt labels, shirts and bed sheets appear as a means to make his works accessible to a broader audience. He uses sculpture as the most recognizable sign of art while introducing installation elements that reflect a new artistic thought. His work is primarily concerned with how the information that is associated with his various objects and materials affects the individual in contemporary culture. Havel is interested in how people define sculpture, and in how three-dimensional information is constructed and manifested publicly.