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Marking an important moment in the Art Institute of Chicago's
136-year history, this book documents an exceptional gift to the
museum: the Edlis/Neeson Collection, consisting of 44 stellar works
of contemporary art. Among the highlights are major paintings by
some of the 20th century's best-known artists, including Jasper
Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Gerhard Richter, Cy
Twombly, and Andy Warhol. Also included in the gift are paintings,
photographs, and sculptures by icons of contemporary art such as
Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and Cindy Sherman. This catalogue places
the Edlis/Neeson Collection in direct dialogue with works already
in the Art Institute's holdings. An essay by James Rondeau situates
the gift in the context of the museum's history and uses it to
illustrate the growth and development of Pop Art. Most importantly,
this book celebrates a transformative gift that allows the Art
Institute to claim the most important collection of modern and
contemporary art in any encyclopedic institution in the world.
Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
Limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by the
photographer. A decade after his first TASCHEN book, Deux ex
Machina, Ralph Gibson is back, with an extensive collection of
nudes, including his best recent work as well as an interview by
Eric Fischl. Strikingly contrasted and meticulously composed,
Gibsons photographs pay tribute to some of the mediums greatest
practitioners, such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while venturing
into uncharted waters. Says Gibson: A photographer once said that
beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. In fact,
I remember distinctly having done soand the thought persists to
this day. We stare in the psychological mirror of the human body
with a fascination that endures indefinitely. At least art history
indicated this to be so. The Willendorf Venus is said to date from
25,000 BCthat is a old enough for me to believe in the subject. I
love photographing women and could say that the form of the female
body is absolute and perfect.
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