Madeleine Grynsztejn Livres

Over the past four decades, Richard Tuttle has challenged artistic conventions and critical categories, creating an inventive body of abstract work that blends drawing, painting, collage, book-making, sculpture, and design. His journey spans from the enigmatic forms of the 1960s to complex assemblages and installations, driven by a desire to craft unique objects from everyday, often ephemeral materials that invite viewers to engage with them on their own terms. Tuttle's distinctive aesthetic vision has established him as one of the most provocative and influential artists of his time. This richly illustrated and beautifully designed catalogue is the most comprehensive volume on this prolific artist, featuring nearly four hundred reproductions of his artworks and documentary photographs of his creative process. Essays by a distinguished group of writers explore Tuttle's career from the 1960s to the present, delving into the philosophical foundations of his artistic approach, his nuanced use of diverse materials, and his ongoing relationship with drawing as it evolves into three-dimensional space. The text also examines his groundbreaking solo exhibitions and their critical reception in the U.S. and Europe, his intricate engagement with language conventions, and his innovative artist's books, many of which are collaborations with poets.

A mountain of chairs piled between buildings. Shoes sewn behind animal membranes into a wall. A massive crack running through the floor of Tate Modern. This title includes, over one hundred color illustrations by sculptor Doris Salcedo. It is a testament to the power of one of today's most important international artists.

A study of the artist and his poetic explorations of science and perception.

Der belgische Künstler Luc Tuymans zählt zu den wichtigsten zeitgenössischen Malern, weshalb sein markanter Stil und seine Herangehensweise an historische Themen großen Einfluss auf eine ganze Generation jüngerer Künstler haben. Berührt von den Folgen des größten traumatischen Ereignisses des letzten Jahrhunderts und Ihrer Darstellung in den Medien, nutzt Tuymans gedeckte Farben, um Bilder aus Film, Fernsehen und Zeitungen auf die Leinwand zu bannen. Wie entfernte Erinnerungen oszillieren seine Bilder zwischen Geschlossenheit und Unleserlichkeit – hinterfragend nicht nur das was wir sehen, sondern wie wir sehen sollten. Dieser Katalog mit Aufsätzen über neue kritische Haltungen Tuymans, zeigt Arbeiten von 1985 bis heute, darunter Themen wie der Holocaust, die postkoloniale Geschichte des Kongos, das Ereignis 9/11 und die Rolle institutionalisierter Religion in einer zunehmend säkularisierten Welt. Er hat sich verpflichtet, das Nichtdarstellbare darzustellen, um uns unsere Rolle als Betrachter – und oft unfreiwilliger Komplize – zu verdeutlichen.