Art
NALINI MALANI: NATIONAL GALLERY CONTEMPORARY FELLOWSHIP
A unique and compelling view of the work of leading contemporary artist Nalini Malani through the lens of her most recent commission This publication presents the latest work of Nalini Malani (b. 1946), recipient of the 2022 National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with ArtFund.
NEW HISTORY OF WESTERN ART: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by Jonckheere, Koenraad
A radical re-examination of 2,500 years of European art, deconstructing and demystifying its long history from ancient to present How has art evolved from the pursuit of the 'ideal' human form to a black square on a white canvas? Why is a banana duct-taped to a wall worth more on the art market than a beautiful seventeenth-century landscape?
NEAR EAST TO FAR WEST: FICTIONS OF FRENCH AND AMERICAN COLONIALISM
Written by Henneman, Jennifer R
A new look at French Orientalism's influence on the art of the American West, showing how aesthetics and ideology jointly informed approaches to colonialism and expansion during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in both France and the United States From the 1830s to the 1920s, American artists such as Alfred Jacob Miller, George de Forest Brush, Joseph H.
BAMIGBOYE: A MASTER SCULPTOR OF THE YORUBA TRADITION
Written by Green, James
The first publication on the Yorùbá master sculptor Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè Bámigbóyè A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition is the first monograph dedicated to the 50-year career of the Nigerian artist Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè (ca. 1885-1975).
DIDIER VERMEIREN: DOUBLE EXPOSITION
Written by Gauthier, Michel
Marking the occasion of Didier Vermeiren's eponymous solo exhibition at WIELS in Brussels, this book illuminates the recurrent strategies of repetition, reversal, doubling and inversion that the artist explores in his work Published to mark the occasion of Didier Vermeiren's (b.
ABSTRACT BODIES: SIXTIES SCULPTURE IN THE EXPANDED FIELD OF GENDER
Written by Getsy, David J
An innovative analysis of 1960s abstract sculpture that draws on transgender studies and queer theory Now back in print, Abstract Bodies was the first book to bridge the interdisciplinary field of transgender studies with the discipline of art history.
COURBET'S LANDSCAPES: THE ORIGINS OF MODERN PAINTING
Written by Galvez, Paul
A groundbreaking insight into Gustave Courbet and his bold experiments in landscape painting Between 1862 and 1866 Gustave Courbet embarked on a series of sensuous landscape paintings that would later inspire the likes of Monet, Pissarro, and Cézanne. This series has long been neglected in favor of Courbet's paintings of rural French life.
EXPANDED FIELD OF CONSERVATION
A global reconsideration and broadening of the definition of art conservation through the lenses of theory, ethics, culture, and history Thought-provoking and timely, this volume challenges inherited thinking on art conservation practice and purposefully reconsiders the definition of the field.
IGSHAAN ADAMS: DESIRE LINES
A timely exploration of the allusive, sculptural fiber work of an important contemporary South African artist The book presents an early career survey of the work of Cape Town-based artist Igshaan Adams (b. 1982), showcasing his multimedia practice since 2009.
WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2022: QUIET AS IT'S KEPT
Written by Edwards, Adrienne
Presenting the latest iteration of this crucial exhibition, always a barometer of contemporary American art The 2022 Whitney Biennial is accompanied by this landmark volume. Each of the Biennial's participants is represented by a selected exhibition history, a bibliography, and imagery complemented by a personal statement or interview that foregrounds the artist's own voice.
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