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Werner Mantz (1901-1983) was a prominent architectural and
industrial photographer who began his career in the 1920s. His work
occupies a unique historical position thanks to his visual
language, technical prowess and use of natural light. As one of the
most important photographers of the New Building movement, Mantz's
oeuvre bridges the gap between the often-anonymous nature of
commissioned photography and the modernist , artistic avant-garde
movements of the interwar years, such as the Bauhaus. In the 1970s,
Mantz was even hailed as the 'missing link' in the history of
international photography. To date, only thematic selections from
Mantz's wide-ranging oeuvre have been exhibited. This monograph
sets the record straight by showcasing, for the very first time,
his immense versatility. Werner Mantz - The Perfect Eye contains
over 300 predominantly vintage images, ranging from architectural
photography, advertising shots and portraits of adults and
children, to views of industry and mines, religious subjects,
shops, restaurants and interiors, as well as roads, public spaces,
landscapes and travel photographs. That Mantz's oeuvre belongs to
the canon of international photography is indisputable. With text
contributions by Frits Gierstberg, Stijn Huijts, Huub Smeets,
Charlotte Mantz and Clement Mantz. Werner Mantz - The Perfect Eye
is the publication accompanying the retrospective exhibition of
Werner Mantz at the Bonnefanten in Maastricht from 25 September
2022 to 26 February 2023.
David Lynch has always been in the spotlight as a filmmaker,
directing some of the most iconic movies ever made, but as a visual
artist, he is less widely known. Lynch delights in the physicality
of painting and likes to stimulate all the senses in his work. This
new paperback edition brings together Lynch’s paintings,
photography, drawings, sculpture and installation, and stills from
his films. Many of these works reveal the dark underpinnings behind
Lynch’s often-macabre movies. Others explore his fascination with
texture and collage. Throughout, Lynch’s characteristic
style—surreal, stylish, and even humorous—shines through. An
introduction by music journalist and Lynch biographer Kristine
McKenna, along with a thought- provoking essay by curator Stijn
Huijts, offers fascinating new information and perspectives on
Lynch’s life and career. This book reveals an unexplored facet of
Lynch’s oeuvre and affirms that he is as brilliant a visual
artist as he is a filmmaker.
A comprehensive overview of renowned Belgian artist Berlinde De
Bruyckere's work since 2014, inspired by the figure of the angel
Belgian artist Berlinde De Bruyckere has long been a leading light
in the international contemporary art world whose sculptures,
installations and drawings endeavor to find the meaning of
humanity, physicality, suffering and vitality. Conceived in the
loneliness and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book
explores De Bruyckere's recent, never-before-seen work inspired by
the figure of the angel as portrayed in myths, stories, literature
and art history. According to De Bruyckere, an angel-with its warm,
dark wings-provides protection, a refuge from fear. The angel
guards against a lonely existence and, even more importantly,
against a lonely death. It symbolizes the fragile line De Bruyckere
treads between artistic poeticism and engagement with current
affairs. This volume will serve as an essential resource on an
artist whose works constitute a provocative and influential
addition to the contemporary art canon. Distributed for
Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: Bonnefantenmuseum Maastrich, The
Netherlands (March 29-September 26, 2021)
Marta Volkova (*1955) and Slava Shevelenko (*1953) were born in the
Soviet Union, that distant country which seems to exist only in
history books and all their work seems to stem from this legendary
beginning. In the era of fabulators, perverse mechanics of
alternative facts and ill-intentioned fake news forgers, Volkova
and Shevelenko are like story tellers: their work is expressed in
vast narrative installations. Their rich, multifaceted projects
explore the boundaries between reality and fiction. Using subjects
from the collective mythology - the Yeti, the so-called Tunguska
meteorite in Siberia - they interweave these with moral, social,
philosophical or political metaphors which in turn resonate with
the realities of today's world. In this publication a number of
selected projects are presented, made by Volkova and Shevelenko
between 2009 and 2020.Â
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