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Chuck Close has pioneered ideas of scale, form, and colour through the theme of portraiture, a genre that he has fundamentally redefined. Although Close has painted himself far more often than any of his other subjects, the majority of those other subjects have been fellow artists. This book details more than thirty years of Close's remarkable career, exploring the evolution of both his self-portraits and artist portraits and the compelling man behind them. Divided into three sections, the book's first section includes a comprehensive biography of Close that deals with his childhood and college years, his struggles with learning disabilities, the origins and perfecting of his near photographic painting technique, and his sudden illness in 1988, which led to almost complete paralysis, and the degree of recovery that enabled him to continue his painting career. The second section is an examination of his self-portraiture. The final section deals with the artist's paintings of fellow artists, including Cindy Sherman, Francesco Clemente, Jasper Johns, and William Wegman. The text includes Close's insightful comments about these works and interviews with the subjects. Examples of each artist's self-portraits are also represented and discussed.
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Martin Friedman retired as Director of the Walker Art Center in 1990. Friedman's friendship with Chuck Close goes back to 1969 when he acquired the now iconic Big Self-Portrait from Close for the Walker Art Center's collection. In 1980 the museum organized Close's first retrospective, which circulated nationally. In the mid-1990s Friedman began a series of discussions with Close, out of which this book grew. Since leaving the Walker Art Center, Friedman has served as a guest curator and advisor to a number of art museums.
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- PublisherHarry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0810959208
- ISBN 13 9780810959200
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages343
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