Book Description
This exceptional volume presents the breadth of Doner's work as found in collections across the country as well as expansive projects designed for public spaces.

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Michele Oka Doner Natural Seduction Suzanne Ramljak, Morris Lapidus, Arthur C. Danto Forward by Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Michele Oka Doner is an internationally acclaimed artist and designer whose prolific career spans four decades. This sumptuously illustrated monograph surveys the remarkable breadth of her artistic production, which encompasses sculpture, furniture, jewelry, public art, and functional objects from fireplace tools to teething rings. Oka Doner is perhaps best known for her numerous public art commissions, including those at New York’s Herald Square Subway Station and the Miami International Airport. Whether large-scale architectural projects, or intimately scaled objects, all of Oka Doner’s work is fueled by a lifelong study and appreciation of the natural world, from which she derives her formal vocabulary. Aptly called "nature’s scribe," she translates organic forms into objects of natural seduction. Oka Doner’s oeuvre is one seamless gesture, aimed at infusing our experience with beauty and wonder. This valuable study examines the evolution and cultural implications of Oka Doner’s exceptional art, featuring essays by Suzanne Ramljak, art historian, editor of Metalsmith, and former editor of Sculpture; Arthur C. Danto, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University, and art critic for The Nation; the late Morris Lapidus, architect of many South Florida landmarks including Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau hotel; and Mitchell Wolfson Jr., founder of The Wolfsonian Museum and publisher of The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. Cover: Radiant Disk Table, 1i995 (detail) Bronze 29 ½ x 29 ½ x 76 in.

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This sumptuously illustrated and visually powerful book surveys the remarkable career to date of Michele Oka Doner, internationally acclaimed artist and designer. Her prolific production spans four decades, encompassing sculpture, furniture, jewelry, public art and functional objects, from fireplace tools to teething rings.

Oka Doner is perhaps best known for her numerous public art commissions, including New York￯﾿ﾽs Herald Square Subway Station￯﾿ﾽs "Radiant Site" and the Miami-Dade International Airport. Represented by Marlborough Gallery in New York, Michele￯﾿ﾽs work is fueled by a lifelong study and appreciation of the natural world. Aptly called "nature￯﾿ﾽs scribe," she translates organic forms into objects of natural seduction. Oka Doner￯﾿ﾽs work is one seamless gesture, infusing our experience with beauty and wonder.