Cornelia Parker is one of the most thoughtful and profound artists working in Britain today. Exploring everything from ghosts and gravity to relics and the unconscious, she transforms everyday, ordinary objects into compelling works of art. This book traces the development of her art from the late 1970s onwards.
A brief and lively guide to the Tate Modern, using an unusual fold-out format that aims to maximize the impact of the images and clearly highlight different displays.
Celebrating the opening of the new Tate at Bankside, London, this book introduces readers to the building, the collection and the new approach to modern and contemporary art. The gallery presents 20th-century art through four classic themes: the nude, landscape, still life and history painting.
The book serves as a catalog for an exhibition displayed at both Whitechapel Gallery in London and Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm. It captures the artistic works showcased during the events held from January to March 2013 and September to November 2013, respectively. The catalog likely includes insights into the featured artists, their creative processes, and the thematic elements explored in the exhibition, providing a comprehensive overview of contemporary art during this period.
This publication explores the intersection of art, ecology, and community through the works of Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias. Her sculptures and installations, crafted from various materials and often incorporating water, invite contemplation and discussion on art's social and ecological impact in diverse environments.
Alex Katz is a prominent contemporary painter from New York, recognized since the 1960s for his striking portraits of elegant women. His work features masterful use of bold colors and precise techniques, making him a significant figure in the art world.
Keith Coventry's exhibition Anaesthesia as Aesthetic includes three new and recent groups of work. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Keith Anaesthesia as Aesthetic at Haunch of Venison, Zurich, March - April 2008"
A new work by Vancouver conceptualist Rodney Graham (born 1949) is always guaranteed to surprise and amuse in equal measure. Indeed, the idea of amusement, espoused by Duchamp as an aesthetic aspiration, is expanded by Graham in British Weathervanes to include the idea of folly, as espoused by the sixteenth-century humanist scholar Erasmus, author of The Praise of Folly (1511). Graham's Erasmus weathervane, made for the cupola of the Whitechapel Gallery in London, shows the author, modeled by the artist, reading a book while riding a horse backwards (elaborating on the anecdote that Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly on horseback). Erasmus' weather-blown obliviousness continues Graham's inquiry into involuntary journeys and cyclical and backward motion. This beautifully produced artist's book derives its design from the 1940s series Britain in Pictures and contains photographs, drawings and essays on the project alongside a letter by Erasmus.
The second edition of this indispensable collection, Talking Art 1 is
At 12 x 17 inches, this giant monograph with an excellent bright green cover is a pleasure to hold and behold. It features Fritsch's most recent graphic and sculptural work, silhouetted on the page and in installation shots at Matthew Marks Gallery, New York. As essayist Bice Curiger writes, "It's almost mental Rococco."
