Michael Jackson, one of the most successful recording artists of
all time, also has the distinction of being the most depicted
cultural figure; an inspiration for an extraordinary array of
leading artists - from Andy Warhol and Isa Genzken to David Hammons
and Glenn Ligon - working in a variety of styles and media. This
book, which accompanies a major exhibition, examines their artistic
responses to an enduring international icon and features essays by
Margo Jefferson and Zadie Smith. Michael Jackson (1958-2009) is
certainly one of the most influential cultural figures of the last
fifty years. Almost a decade after his death, Jackson's impact
shows no signs of diminishing: his record sales, now well into the
hundreds of millions, continue to grow, his videos are still
watched and his enormous fan base remains loyal to his memory.
Alongside his lingering influence as a recording artist, the
questions that surrounded his fame, success, race and gender during
his lifetime remain an indelible aspect of his legacy. Coinciding
with what would have been Jackson's sixtieth birthday in 2018, this
book will be published at a moment when his cultural significance
and the many complex issues it raises will be reassessed and made
newly relevant. Nicholas Cullinan and his co-authors ask why so
many contemporary artists have been drawn to Jackson as an image
and a subject, and also why he continues to loom so large in our
collective cultural imagination. In addition to existing works
spanning several different generations of artists and across all
media, the book features several new portraits by major artists
commissioned especially for this unique project. Like Jackson
himself, this innovative book will simultaneously have mass appeal
and raise complex and thought provoking questions. Artists include:
Rita Ackerman, Dara Birnbaum, Candice Breitz, Mark Flood, Isa
Genzken, Maggi Hambling, David Hammons, Lyle Ashton Harris,
Jonathan Horowitz, Gary Hume, Rashid Johnson, Isaac Julien, David
LaChapelle, Louise Lawler, Klara Liden, Glenn Ligon, Paul McCarthy,
Dawn Mellor, Lorraine O'Grady, Catherine Opie, Grayson Perry, Paul
Pfeiffer, Donald Urquhart, Andy Warhol, Kehinde Wiley, Hank Willis
Thomas, Jordan Wolfson
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