9781853322631: The Painting of Modern Life: 1960s to Now
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1853322636 ISBN 13: 9781853322631
Publisher: Hayward Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

This book re-examines what has been arguably the most influential development in the history of contemporary painting - the use and translation of photographic imagery. Beginning with seminal photo-inspired works from the early 1960s by painters such as Gerhard Richter, Vija Celmins, Andy Warhol and Malcolm Morley, this book charts the international evolution of this trend over the past 45 years. Richly illustrated with over 100 paintings by 22 artists whose work draws upon varied photographic sources - from amateur snapshots to news and magazine pictures - this book explores how the significance and content of an image changes dramatically when it is translated into a different medium.

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Synopsis

"The Painting of Modern Life" re-examines what has been arguably the most influential development in the history of contemporary painting: the use and translation of photographic imagery. Beginning with seminal photo-inspired works from the early 1960s by painters such as Gerhard Richter, Vija Celmins, Andy Warhol and Malcolm Morley, this title charts the international evolution of this tendency over the past 45 years. Featuring 21 artists whose work draws upon varied photographic sources - from amateur snapshots to news and magazine pictures - this book explores how the significance and content of an image changes dramatically when it is translated into a different medium.It contains 5 essays by the curators, leading art experts and academics concentrate on different decades. The artists' plates are accompanied by short texts sourced from new interviews, referenced texts and essays, where the painters discuss their relation to photographic sources. Richly illustrated with over 100 paintings and source material, this book is a must for anyone interested in painting, photography, visual culture, contemporary history and fashion.

About the Author

Martin Herbert is a writer and critic. He writes regularly for Artforum and Frieze, and is also European Editor of Modern Painters. Barry Schwabsky is an American art critic and poet living in London. He writes regularly for Art Forum, The Nation, Map, and other publications, and is the author of The Widening Circle: Consequences of Modernism in Contemporary Art (Cambridge University Press), Vitamin P: New Perspectives in Painting (Phaidon Press). Kaja Silverman teaches at the Department of Rhetoric and the Program in Film Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev is Chief Curator at Castello di Rivoli, Museum of Contemporary Art, Italy. Ralph Rugoff is Director of The Hayward, London.

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Publisher
Hayward Publishing
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1853322636
ISBN 13 
9781853322631
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
196