Painting Now

ISBN-13: 9780500239261 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 216 str.

Suzanne Hudson

Opis

InPainting Now, renowned critic and art historian Suzanne Hudson offers an intelligent and original survey of contemporary painting--a critical snapshot that brings together more than 200 artists from around the world whose work is defining the ideas and aesthetics that characterize the painting of our time. Hudson's rigorous inquiry takes shape through the analysis of a range of internationally renowned painters, alongside reproductions of their key works to illustrate the concepts being discussed. These luminaries include Franz Ackermann, Michael Borremans, Chuck Close, Angela de la Cruz, Subodh Gupta, Julie Mehretu, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Elizabeth Peyton, Wilhelm Sasnal, Luc Tuymans, Zhang Xiaogang, and many others. Organized into six thematic chapters exploring aspects of contemporary painting such as appropriation, attitude, production and distribution, the body, painting about painting, and introducing additional media into painting, this is an essential volume for art history enthusiasts, critics, and practitioners.

Recenzje

'An ambitious study and a great achievement ... Suzanne Hudson's text is a vital argument for the importance of painting, and she explores the manner in which the vast field can be reapproached, challenged and reimagined with great alacrity ... 'Painting Now' makes a valuable contribution to commentary on the visual arts and culture in the present' - Studio International

O autorze

Suzanne Hudson is Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, University of Southern California. Her writing appears in various art historical journals, and she is the author of three other books.