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Leon Polk Smith
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Lawrence Alloway, Elizabeth Buhe, Lynn Zelevansky; Edited by Lynn Zelevansky; Artworks by Leon Polk Smith
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The recent work of Belgian abstract artist Yves Zurstrassen is
explored in depth in this handsome volume, designed in close
collaboration with the artist himself The decade of work produced
between 2010 and 2019 by Belgian abstract painter Yves Zurstrassen
(b. 1956) is the focus of this beautifully designed and illustrated
book. Although he originally studied graphic art, Zurstrassen was
inspired by Abstract Expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and
Willem de Kooning to pursue painting. The book's essays delve into
the artist's process and offer a critical analysis of the work.
Also included are a detailed biography and insightful, informal
conversations with the artist. Featuring full-page illustrations of
Zurstrassen's recent work, the book situates the artist both within
abstract art and the broader context of contemporary painting.
Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: Centre for Fine
Arts, Brussels (September 1-December 31, 2019)
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The Poetry of Translation
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Judith Waldmann; Text written by Boris Buden, Umberto Eco, Edouard Glissant, Francois Jullien, …
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Frames often catch the eye and arouse the curiosity of visitors to
galleries and museums, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on
them. Nicholas Penny conveys his interest in the history of frames,
the design and techniques of frame-making, what frames do for
paintings, and the part they play in the decoration and often the
architecture of an interior. The emphasis is on the changing
function and varied purpose of frames as well as the different
styles of ornament, materials, finishes, and techniques used. This
Closer Look guide is illustrated by frames from the National
Gallery's magnificent collection. Published by National Gallery
Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
The visible world overflows with pictures: more than three billion
of them stream across social media every day. This overproduction
this excess needs to be managed. Images must be stored, formatted
and transported, their flow and exchange must be organised. They
require road networks (such as internet cables) and new forms of
labour (such as content moderators and clickworkers). And they
transform the way we see, mobilising our gaze as never before. The
essays and artworks in this catalogue, by observing similar
transformations currently affecting our financialised economy in
the age of cryptocurrencies, seek to grasp and theorise this new
iconomy of the visible. This exhibition catalogue is a collection
of short texts providing a wide range of perspectives on the
economics of the image and images of the economy. A number of
classic essays have also been reproduced, in part or in full.
Includes contributions from Emmanuel Alloa, Herve Aubron, Matthias
Bruhn, Yves Citton, Elena Esposito, Jean-Joseph Goux, Maurizio
Lazzarato, Catherine Malabou, Marta Ponsa, Marie Rebecchi, Antonio
Somaini, Peter Szendy, Leah Temper, Elena Vogman and Dork Zabunyan.
Four artists who are today relatively or almost entirely unknown -
one woman and three men - nevertheless played a part in the
aesthetic upheavals that led to abstraction in 1940s Montreal. Very
active in the art milieu throughout the decade, Marian Dale Scott,
Fritz Brandtner, Henry Eveleigh, and Gordon Webber captured the
attention of critics of the time, who employed the term "abstract
art" to describe both non-objective works and bold formal
explorations that retained some reference to visible reality. An
examination of these artists' practices reveals a remarkable
openness to international contemporary art trends - French, German,
British, and American. Their work and its critical reception
conjure a complex picture of the debates on abstraction that took
place in Montreal during the 1940s, so often reduced to the
controversies surrounding the emergence of the Automatiste
movement. The artistic innovations of Paul-Emile Borduas and his
group and the radical tone of their 1948 manifesto Refus global
cemented their status as Quebec's abstract avant-garde but also had
the effect of eclipsing other visions of abstraction being explored
during the same period. This book reinstates the oeuvres of these
forgotten protagonists in the narrative of abstract art,
illustrating how their practices encompassed a variety of themes:
emotion, science, human experience in the broadest sense - but
also, as the Second World War unfolded, the violence that marked
their era.
It is interdisciplinary teams with complex compositions that
develop and realise exhibitions. Groenlandbasel directs a network
of specialists and with Spaces and Stories enables an insight into
the cooperation and the dedicated efforts of a wide range of
involved parties. Exhibition thinkers and exhibition makers express
themselves alongside each other in essays, shorter highlights and
interviews. The texts are accompanied by a diverse selection of
projects by Groenlandbasel: museum developments, special and
permanent exhibitions, architecture, as well as indoor and outdoor
installations. With text contributions from: Dominic Huber,
Director Rimini Protokoll, Zurich; Nina Gorgus, Curator Historical
Museum Frankfurt; Ramon De Marco, Sound Designer Idee und Klang,
Basel; Daniel Tyradellis, freelance curator, Berlin; Beat Hachler,
Director Alpine Museum of Switzerland, Bern; Sibylle
Lichtensteiger, Director Stapferhaus Lenzburg. Text in English and
German.
For the first time, the pioneering book that launched the study of
art and curiosity cabinets is available in English. Julius von
Schlosser's Die Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Spatrenaissance (Art
and Curiosity Cabinets of the Late Renaissance) is a seminal work
in the history of art and collecting. Originally published in
German in 1908, it was the first study to interpret sixteenth- and
seventeenth-century cabinets of wonder as precursors to the modern
museum, situating them within a history of collecting going back to
Greco-Roman antiquity. In its comparative approach and broad
geographical scope, Schlosser's book introduced an
interdisciplinary and global perspective to the study of art and
material culture, laying the foundation for museum studies and the
history of collections. Schlosser was an Austrian professor,
curator, museum director, and leading figure of the Vienna School
of art history whose work has not achieved the prominence of his
contemporaries until now. This eloquent and informed translation is
preceded by Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann's substantial introduction.
Tracing Schlosser's biography and intellectual formation in Vienna
at the turn of the twentieth century, it contextualizes his work
among that of his contemporaries, offering a wealth of insights
along the way.
A New York Times best art book of 2022 An A to Z exploration of the
Enlightenment's quest for understanding and change, as revealed in
the era's prints and drawings Are volcanoes punishment from God?
What do a fly and a mulberry have in common? What utopias await in
unexplored corners of the earth and beyond? During the
Enlightenment, questions like these were brought to life through an
astonishing array of prints and drawings, helping shape public
opinion and stir political change. Dare to Know overturns common
assumptions about the age, using the era's proliferation of works
on paper to tell a more nuanced story. Echoing the structure and
sweep of Diderot's Encyclopedie, the book contains 26 thematic
essays, organized A to Z, providing an unprecedented perspective on
more than 50 artists, including Henry Fuseli, Jean-Honore
Fragonard, Francisco Goya, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, William Hogarth,
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and Giambattista Tiepolo. With a
multidisciplinary approach, the book probes developments in the
natural sciences, technology, economics, and more-all through the
lens of the graphic arts. Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
Exhibition Schedule: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (September
16, 2022-January 15, 2023)
Senza data (Undated), an exhibition at the Stefano Bardini Museum
in Florence, presents a series of works by Italian artist Luca
Pignatelli painted on railway tarpaulins, wood, paper, sheet metal,
and Persian carpets from the early 20th century. The painted
carpets stand out immediately for their size and their link with
the vast collection of carpets in the museum. Luca Pignatelli
studied architectural composition during the period influenced by
the theories of Aldo Rossi and the idea of the sedimentary growth
of history. He is an artist able to accept the challenge of
large-scale paintings, working with unusual supports on which he
overlays his own selection of images, icons of collective memory
like trains, planes, machines, and relics of classical culture.
This catalogue includes an interview with the artist and an essay
by director of the Museo Novecento in Florence.
A revealing investigation into Picasso's career-long fascination
with the written word Throughout his life, Pablo Picasso had close
friendships with writers and an abiding interest in the written
word. This groundbreaking book, which draws on the collections of
Yale University, traces the relationship that Picasso had with
literature and writing in his life and work. Beginning with the
artist's early associations with such writers as Gertrude Stein,
Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, and Pierre Reverdy, the book
continues until the postwar period, by which time Picasso had
become a worldwide celebrity. Distinguished authorities in art and
literature explore the theme of Picasso and language from
historical, linguistic, and visual perspectives and contextualize
Picasso's work within a rich literary framework. Presenting
fascinating archival materials and written in an accessible style,
Picasso and the Allure of Language is essential reading for anyone
interested in this great artist and the history of modernism.
Published in association with the Yale University Art Gallery
Exhibition Schedule: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
(January 27 - May 24, 2009) Nasher Museum of Art at Duke
University, Durham (August 20, 2009 - January 3, 2010)
A fascinating glimpse into the creative process of a major
contemporary sculptor, featuring many previously unseen works on
paper American sculptor Martin Puryear (b. 1941) creates work that
combines the clean elegance of minimalism and the simplicity of
traditional materials. His stunning sculptures explore themes of
identity, ethnicity, and history, and are rich with social and
cultural commentary. Puryear, who is known for abstract,
large-scale pieces in wood, stone, and bronze, has captured the
attention of the art world for the past 30 years. Despite the
apparent simplicity of his works, however, he engages in an
extensive iterative process that has, until now, been unknown.
Martin Puryear: Multiple Dimensions explores that process,
featuring numerous drawings, prints, and small-scale sculptures
that have never before been published. This catalogue is the first
to examine Puryear's work across media, providing invaluable
insight into his visual thinking, from sketches to working drawings
and constructions for sculpture. Handsomely illustrated with nearly
120 color plates that demonstrate the evolution of Puryear's ideas
between drawings, prints, and sculptures, this beautiful volume
draws back the curtain on the methodology of this important and
enigmatic artist. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition Schedule: Morgan Library and Museum (10/09/15-01/10/16)
The Art Institute of Chicago (02/07/16-05/01/16) Smithsonian
American Art Museum (05/27/16-09/06/16)
A celebration of Houston's Rothko Chapel on its fiftieth
anniversary, featuring work by contemporary artists responding to
its continuing impact Artists and the Rothko Chapel celebrates the
legacy of the Rothko Chapel in Houston and globally, highlighting
how it has inspired artists since its founding in 1971. The
catalogue reflects on the Chapel's past while looking toward its
future, featuring recent work by four contemporary artists-Sam
Gilliam, Sheila Hicks, Shirazeh Houshiary, and Byron Kim-as well as
illustrating the 1975 exhibition Marden, Novros, Rothko: Painting
in the Age of Actuality shown at Rice University. The volume
includes interviews with Brice Marden and David Novros, statements
from the artists about their work's relationship to the Chapel, and
testimonies by local figures reflecting on questions of
spirituality, identity, and equality. With new photography of the
installations and of the recently restored Chapel, this vividly
illustrated catalogue is a testament to the enduring impact of the
non-denominational space Mark Rothko created. Distributed for the
Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University Exhibition Schedule:
Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University (February 23-May 15,
2021)
Longford Castle is a fine Elizabethan country house, home to a
world-class collection of art built up in the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries by the Bouverie family and still owned today
by their descendants. Until now, it has been relatively little
known amongst the pantheon of English country houses. This book,
richly illustrated and based on extensive scholarly research into
the family archive, tells a comprehensive story of the collectors
who amassed these treasures. It explores the acquisition and
commission of works of art from Holbein's Erasmus and The
Ambassadors, to exquisite landscapes by Claude and Poussin, and
family portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds. It
explores how Longford, an unusual triangular-shaped castle that
inspired Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia and Disney's The Princess
Diaries, was decorated and furnished to house these works of fine
art, and how the Bouverie family patronised the best craftsmen and
furniture makers of the day. The book brings the story up to the
present day, with an introduction and conclusion by the current
owner, the 9th Earl of Radnor, himself a keen collector of art, to
celebrate this remarkable house and collection in the tercentenary
year of its purchase by the Bouverie family.
Cahiers d Art refers at once to a publishing house, a gallery,
and to a revue founded in 1926 by Christian Zervos at 14 rue du
Dragon in the heart of Saint-Germain des-Pres. Cahiers d Art was
entirely unique: a journal of contemporary art defined by its
combination of striking typography and layout, abundant
photography, and juxtaposition of ancient and modern art, including
original works by Picasso, Miro, Giacometti, Duchamp, and Man Ray,
where writers like Paul Eluard, Ernest Hemingway, and Samuel
Beckett often replaced the usual art critics.
This is the first issue of the Cahiers d art revue to be
published since 1960. The first issue contains an extensive article
of 70 pages dedicated to a defining artist of our time, Ellsworth
Kelly; texts from renowned architects, art historians, and critics;
as well as portfolios of previously unpublished material by Cyprien
Gaillard, Sarah Morris, and Adrian Villar Rojas.
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Showcasing the greatest talents to emerge from the world of
ceramics over the last 25 years, 4 sites in the city of Vallauris,
France, will be opening up their spaces to artists who will
redefine the very concept of the Biennale. The Musee Magnelli de la
Ceramique, Eden, and the Maison des Quartiers, as well as Espace
Grandjean, will in turn exhibit the latest trends in the field.
Their fascinating exhibitions enhance this artistic vein, which is
sparking renewed interest. Creative and innovative, the present
edition of the Biennale highlights the emergence of new ways of
creating with an orientation towards current technologies.
Exemplary porcelains are presented here for the first time, next to
the best of contemporary international ceramic creation.
Whether pizza is served as high-end cuisine or a poor man's food,
this global product transcends the boundaries of culture and social
class. The circular piece of dough has long become an established
superfood. It is so much more than just something we eat. Aside
from culinary considerations, the preparation, consumption and
ubiquity of pizza involves at least as many social aspects. These
must be taken into account in order to understand the entirety of
this phenomenon. For instance, in sociology the "pizza effect"
refers to reciprocal processes of reception and exchange and thus
to the constant transformation of cultures. Only recently did the
UNESCO in Paris allow Italy to formally register the preparation of
pizza as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. That's
iconic! The collection "Pizza is God" accompanies the eponymous
international group exhibition. Situating a cultural phenomenon in
the world of contemporary art, the exhibition will be staged by
NRW-Forum Dusseldorf in 2018. This feast for the eyes, which
combines painting, photography, net art, as well as video and
performance, is complemented in the book by texts and essays
written by renowned experts from the fields of food history,
culture and science. Text in English and German.
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