Nature Morte (Hardback) /anglais - Couverture rigide

Petry, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500239061 ISBN 13 : 9780500239063

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Thought-provoking and richly visual, Nature Morte brings together, for the first time, the poignant, provocative re-imaginings of the traditional still life by over 180 international contemporary artists. This visually stunning and timely book reveals how leading artists of the 21st century are reinvigorating the still life, a genre previously synonymous with the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Old Masters. Michael Petry's careful selection celebrates works by emerging and established artists alike, from all over the globe, including John Currin, Elmgreen & Dragset, Robert Gober, Renata Hegyi, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Gary Hume, Sarah Lucas, Beatriz Milhazes, Gabriel Orozco, Elizabeth Peyton, Marc Quinn, Gerhard Richter, Sam Taylor-Wood and Ai Wei Wei. Short and compelling introductions begin each chapter and are followed by dramatic, visually led spreads that pair each work with a perceptive reading of its significance to the still-life tradition. Petry's engaging, provocative text reveals how contemporary practitioners are revisiting the major motifs of the still life and translating them for the modern world.Petry explores the timeless themes of life, death and the irrevocable passing of time in these new works for our modern world; artworks that invite us to pause and reconsider what it means to be human.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Lively ... a cabinet of curiosities, both beautiful and weird. --Peter Conrad, The Observer

Proving that there's still life in the tradition of still life ... extravagantly illustrated. --Time Out

A daring, convincing and completely on-point collection of modern still-life ... Michael Petry's commentary is perfect throughout. --fad website.com

Nature Morte provides those with a love of rotting flesh, creepy Christian dogma and all things decrepit, disturbing and decaying an indulgent collection of beautiful underworldly delights. --Dazed Digital

Thought-provoking and richly visual ... visually stunning and timely book --Artdaily.com

Beautifully illustrated book. --Crafts

Puts contemporary still-life back on its pedestal. --Art Quarterly

The Old Masters have had a makeover. --The Daily Telegraph

The still-life medium gets a makeover ... full of images by star names. --Elle Decoration

Highlights the rich tradition that looms behind even the starkest conceptual art. --World of Interiors

The publishers have created a sumptuous book ... gives us a real insight into how artists think and interpret this very real theme. --Gazette & Herald (Ryedale)

Puts contemporary still-life back on its pedestal. --Art Quarterly

The Old Masters have had a makeover. --The Daily Telegraph

The still-life medium gets a makeover ... full of images by star names. --Elle Decoration

Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Petry is Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0500239061
• ISBN 13: 9780500239063
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 288