Kunstnere, kunstmonografier

Now in paperback, a collection of interviews with a French cinematic titan—covering subjects such as adaptation, the effects of capitalism on art, and the importance of intuition—selected from a period of four decades.Robert Bresson, the director of such cinematic masterpieces as Pickpocket, A Man Escaped, Mouchette, and L’Argent, was one of the most influential directors in the history of French film, as well as one of the most stubbornly individual: He insisted on the use of nonprofessional actors; he shunned the “advances” of Cinerama and CinemaScope (and the work of most of his predecessors and peers); and he minced no words about the damaging influence of capitalism and the studio system on the still-developing—in his view—art of film. Bresson on Bresson collects the most significant interviews that Bresson gave (carefully editing them before they were released) over the course of his forty-year career to reveal both the internal consistency and the consistently exploratory character of his body of work.Successive chapters are dedicated to each of his fourteen films, as well as to the question of literary adaptation, the nature of the soundtrack, and to Bresson’s one book, the great aphoristic treatise Notes on the Cinematograph. Throughout, his close and careful consideration of his own films and of the art of film is punctuated by such telling mantras as “Sound...invented silence in cinema,” “It’s the film that...gives life to the characters—not the characters that give life to the film,” and (echoing the Bible) “Every idle word shall be counted.” Bresson’s integrity and originality earned him the admiration of younger directors from Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette to Olivier Assayas. And though Bresson’s movies are marked everywhere by an air of intense deliberation, these interviews show that they were no less inspired by a near-religious belief in the value of intuition, not only that of the creator but that of the audience, which he claims to deeply respect: “It’s always ready to feel before it understands. And that’s how it should be.”

Occasionally, when something seems very familiar you lose sight of what makes it so special: Flemish Masters. From van Eyck to Bruegel sets out to counteract this effect and opens our eyes once again to the revolution that took place in the Low Countries in the 15th and 16th centuries that shaped the course of European art. In 48 lavishly illustrated analyses, Matthias Depoorter explores how painters such as Van Eyck, Van der Weiden, Massys, Bosch, and Bruegel reached unprecedented heights, and are rightfully considered innovators to this day.The defining factor was their perfecting and mastery of the oil painting technique as well as their groundbreaking attention to optical lighting effects. The new technical possibilities offered a different way of looking at the world and ultimately a new way of painting. No less innovative was the level of detail. These painters were thoroughly acquainted with each other's work-this volume shows the fundamental artistic cross-fertilization. A must-read for anyone who wants to fall in love with the old master- pieces anew.MATTHIAS DEPOORTER (*1980) is a writer and an art historian. He was one of the curators of the seminal exhibition Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent and coordinated the accompanying scholarly publication.

What does it mean to create, not in "a room of one's own" but in a domestic space? Do children and genius rule each other out? In The Baby on the Fire Escape, award-winning biographer Julie Phillips traverses the shifting terrain where motherhood and creativity converge.With fierce empathy and vivid prose, Phillips evokes the intimate struggles of brilliant artists and writers, including Doris Lessing, who had to choose between her motherhood and herself; Ursula K. Le Guin, who found productive stability in family life; Audre Lorde, whose queer, polyamorous union allowed her to raise children on her own terms and Alice Neel, who once, to finish a painting, was said to have left her baby on the fire escape of her New York apartment. A meditation on maternal identity and artistic greatness, The Baby on the Fire Escape illuminates some of the most pressing conflicts in contemporary women's lives.

Marlon Brando warf sich 1953 in eine schwarzlederne Perfecto-Biker-Jacke, hautenge Jeans und Chopper-Stiefel, setzte sich eine Fliegermütze auf und spielte in Der Wilde Johnny, den höhnischen Anführer des Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Im Jahr darauf verzichtete Tom of Finland in seinen Kunstwerken auf braunes Leder und schuf sich seine eigenen Wilden: muskulöse, hypermaskuline Rebellen , nun in schwarzes Leder gepresst und natürlich mit ordentlich PS zwischen den Beinen. Diesen Look übernahm noch im gleichen Jahr der Satyrs Motorcycle Club, der erste Club schwuler Biker - und ließ auf diese Weise Toms Fantasiewelt Wirklichkeit werden. Tom wäre natürlich nicht Tom gewesen, hätte er seinen neuen Schwulen-Ikonen keine eigene Note verliehen, indem er ihnen lederne Reithosen, kniehohe Stiefel und dazu Ledermützen verpasste und jedem Motorrad den Markennamen "Tom" auf den Tank schrieb. Toms Biker erschienen im Winter 1968 erstmals als zwei "Motorradburschen" in Physique Pictorial . Ein weiterer schaffte es auf die Titelseite der April-Ausgabe von 1960. Von da an beherrschten Biker den Inhalt von PP , sowohl in Würdigung seiner amerikanischen Leserschaft als auch infolge seiner eigenen wachsenden Besessenheit. Als er nach einer durchgängigen Figur suchte, seinem persönlichen Alter ego, erfand er 1968 Kake, den Inbegriff des Bikers in Lederkluft , und erzählte dessen wilde Geschichten in jeweils 26 Einzelbildern. Tom kleidete sich schließlich selbst wie Kake und trat bis zu seinem Lebensende in schwarzer Lederjacke, weißem T-Shirt, Jeans und hohen Stiefeln auf. The Little Book of Tom: Bikers enthält Toms früheste Werke für Physique Pictorial , Kake im Biker-Outfit und knisternd heiße Bikerbilder auf kompakten 192 Seiten - voll von harten Kerlen , die sich mit anderen harten Typen in schwarzem Leder verlustieren. Und zwar, ja, auf Motorrädern.

Denne bog illustrerer, hvordan kunstnere verden over på hver deres måde forsøger at bidrage til løsningen af den globale økologiske krise. Ralph Sanne (f. 1946) er cand.scient. i biologi, geografi og geologi.

The extraordinary work of one of the most important artists of the 20th century Hardly any artist is as relevant to decisive socio-political debates of the present as Jean-Michel Basquiat. His highly symbolic paintings often took up political themes, criticizing racism, social injustice, and consumer capitalism. His diverse oeuvre reflects how Basquiat set his powerful compositions against hierarchies and rules. The publication will provide new insights into the artist's unique visual language and decode the idiosyncrasy of his artistic ideas.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, Milan, Italy, September 15, 2022-February 26, 2023.

"Sillman is in a thin crowd (with, let's say, Andrea Fraser, Hito Steyerl, Matias Faldbakken, David Salle) of artists who can really write. The evidence is in Faux Pas ... her writings display the same good humor and intelligence of her best paintings." -Jason Farago, New York TimesThis new edition of Faux Pas, the acclaimed collection of writings by Amy Sillman, comes as an expanded edition, with the addition of new essays, including recent texts on Paul Cézanne, Carolee Schneemann, Elizabeth Murray and Louise Fishman. The previously unpublished text from a lecture on drawing complements Sillman's views on color and shape. New drawings from 2020-22 include a selection of works on paper that were part of the artist's installation at the 59th International Venice Biennale, The Milk of Dreams, in 2022.Since the 1970s, Sillman--a beloved and key figure of the New York art scene--has developed a singular body of work that includes large-scale gestural paintings blending abstraction with representation, as well as zines and iPad animations.Over the past decade, Sillman has also produced stimulating essays on the practice of art or the work of other artists: for example, reevaluating the work of the abstract expressionists with a queer eye; elaborating on the role of awkwardness and the body in the artistic process; and discussing in depth the role and meanings of color and shape. Featuring a foreword by Lynne Tillman, Faux Pas gathers a significant selection of Sillman's essays, reviews and lectures, accompanied by drawings, most of them made specially for the book.Faux Pas aims at revealing the coherence and originality of Sillman's reflection, as she addresses the possibilities of art today, favoring excess over good taste, wrestling over dandyism, forms over symbols, with as much critical sense as humor.Based in New York City, Amy Sillman (born 1955) is an artist whose work consistently combines the visceral with the intellectual. She began to study painting in the 1970s at the School of Visual Arts and she received her MFA from Bard College in 1995. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Whitney Biennial in 2014 and the Venice Biennale in 2022; her writing has appeared in Bookforum and Artforum, among other publications. She is currently represented by Gladstone Gallery, New York.

This is the first comprehensive overview of the career to date of British-born Jamaican artist Hurvin Anderson (b. 1965). Anderson is known for painting lush and loosely rendered observations of scenes and spaces loaded with personal meaning.Turner Prize-nominated artist Hurvin Anderson is best known for his brightly painted, densely detailed landscapes and interior scenes—particularly those relating to his upbringing in the Afro-Caribbean community in the Midlands of England, as well as more recent trips to the Caribbean. Anderson’s luscious paintings have hybridity at their heart. A tug-of-war plays out between abstraction and figuration, nature versus the manmade, beauty and menace, and his British and Jamaican heritage.Born in the United Kingdom as a member of the Jamaican diaspora, Anderson relates to the Caribbean as both insider and outsider, aware of the mythmaking that the idea of lost or future paradise generates. This book, Anderson’s first major monograph, has been carefully curated by the artist himself and includes paintings, sketches, source material and ephemera, and studio shots. The volume also features a foreword by Courtney J. Martin, an in-depth and deeply considered essay by art historian Catherine Lampert, poems by Roger Robinson, and an illustrated chronology.

Discover the captivating world of 'JoJo 6251', an extraordinary masterpiece penned by the renowned author, Hirohiko Araki. Published in 2023 by Viz Media, a subsidiary of Shogakukan Inc, this book marks a significant milestone in the literary scene. Delving into the genre of manga, Araki intricately weaves a tale that leaves readers on the edge of their seats, eagerly turning pages to unravel the unfolding mystery. 'JoJo 6251' encapsulates Araki's unique storytelling prowess, beautifully brought to life through his vivid illustrations. This book is a must-have addition to any manga enthusiast's collection, promising an unforgettable journey that transcends the boundaries of imagination. Experience the thrill and excitement of 'JoJo 6251', a testament to Hirohiko Araki's genius, brought to you by Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc.

"Deluxe and comprehensive, this revelatory volume examines the brilliance of Mark Rothko (1903-1970), a pioneer of the New York School and major figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement. Illustrated with more than 275 images that explore his paintings, prints, and works on paper, this book highlights the best-known and also lesser-known works by Rothko--from his early figurative and Surrealist works to his mesmerizing color-field paintings of immense scale to the more restricted palette of his luminous later works and his final series of black-and-gray paintings. Among Rothko's artistic philosophies, he held that painting was a deeply psychological and spiritual experience through which basic human emotions could be communicated. This is the first book to include foldouts that highlight works from the Rothko Chapel in Houston and the Rothko Room at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C." --

The official catalog accompanying the major retrospective at MoCA LA: Henry Taylor creates a grand pageant of contemporary Black life in AmericaSurveying 30 years of Henry Taylor's work in painting, sculpture and installation, this comprehensive monograph celebrates a Los Angeles artist widely appreciated for his unique aesthetic, social vision and freewheeling experimentation. Taylor's portraits and allegorical tableaux-populated by friends, family members, strangers on the street, athletic stars and entertainers-display flashes of familiarity in their seemingly brash compositions, which nonetheless linger in the imagination with uncanny detail. In his paintings on cigarette packs, cereal boxes and other found supports, Taylor brings his primary medium into the realm of common culture. Similarly, the artist's installations often recode the forms and symbolisms of found materials (bleach bottles, push brooms) to play upon art historical tropes and modernism's appropriations of African or African American culture. Taken together, the various strands of Taylor's practice display a deep observation of Black life in America at the turn of the century, while also inviting a humanist fellowship that pushes outward from the particular. Raised in Oxnard, California, Henry Taylor (born 1958) took art classes at Oxnard College in the 1980s and studied under James Jarvaise, who became a mentor. From 1984 through 1995 Henry Taylor worked as a psychiatric technician at Camarillo State Mental Hospital (a facility that is now California State University Channel Islands) while concurrently attending the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, where he obtained his Bachelor of Fine Art degree in 1995. Taylor has had institutional solo exhibitions at MoMA PS1 and the Studio Museum in Harlem. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

"In Livin' Loud, Public Enemy founder, hip-hop pioneer and revolutionary activist, Chuck D, presents a body of art, each piece reflective of the man behind the music, alongside a biographical commentary tracing his musical and artistic trajectory. From his early roots and the central figures that critically shaped him and his voice, to the formation of Public Enemy, from his Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction through to his time with Prophets of Rage and current day world affairs. Chuck D has been creating musical and cultural observations that challenge public opinion since 1985 and his visual compositions continue to interpret and question the world around us. Chuck D pays homage to his musical influences and peers from James Brown and Woody Guthrie to Def Jam labelmates Run-DMC and Beastie Boys; a host of the most influential hip-hop artists from Ice Cube to Run the Jewels; his twin passions of baseball and basketball; creating a collection of landscapes on tour with Prophets of Rage, and a range of sociopolitical pieces that explore the issues continuing to shape our culture. With a foreword by Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and featuring over 250 of Chuck D's paintings, sketches and drawings, Livin' Loud includes a commentary of over 13,000 words in which he offers unprecedented insight into his life and work."--Back cover.

Here is an absorbing biography of the English artist Dora Carrington, who called herself simply "Carrington". She was a woman who made a vivid impression on those she met-she was portrayed (or caricatured), for example, in novels by Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, and Aldous Huxley. Hopelessly in love with the noted writer Lytton Strachey, she achieved notoriety by killing herself shortly after his death. A talented painter, living a bohemian life, Carrington was torn by conflicts as an artist and a woman, including the shrewd and inquisitive Bloomsbury group. Carrington's paintings, however, reveal much of her remarkable and original cast of mind, and since her death her reputation as an artist has grown steadily. Her work is new represented in major collections worldwide.

National Best Seller From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the cafés and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has described as "a roadmap to my life." M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes every morning for black coffee, ruminates on the world as it is and the world as it was, and writes in her notebook. Through prose that shifts fluidly between dreams and reality, past and present, and across a landscape of creative aspirations and inspirations, we travel to Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Mexico; to a meeting of an Arctic explorer's society in Berlin; to a ramshackle seaside bungalow in New York's Far Rockaway that Smith acquires just before Hurricane Sandy hits; and to the graves of Genet, Plath, Rimbaud, and Mishima. Woven throughout are reflections on the writer's craft and on artistic creation. Here, too, are singular memories of Smith's life in Michigan and the irremediable loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith. Braiding despair with hope and consolation, illustrated with her signature Polaroids, M Train is a meditation on travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee. It is a powerful, deeply moving book by one of the most remarkable multiplatform artists at work today.

Immediately when Bård Breivik got the diagnosis of a terminal cancer he startetd digging up the battle axe. He decided not only to fight back, but to create an extended art project to fight his own war. Craftsman as he was, he shaped his personal tomahawk and with a strong belief in unconditional resistance he drew up a canning plan to make the disease into art. He fearlessly stared at death in white eye without a blink.

En ny spændende og rigt illustreret bog om Storm Ps bibliotek. Essays om Storm P og tre tekster af Storm P selv.

Albert Mertz’ produktion har i de seneste år været genstand for fornyet interesse. Monografien vil for første gang præsentere en samlet skildring af hans liv og praksis for et bredere publikum og dermed bidrage væsentligt til dansk kunsthistorieskrivning. Til trods for, at Mertz i dag primært er kendt af en snæver kreds, er han med sin konceptuelle og eksperimenterende praksis en af de helt centrale skikkelser i dansk kunsthistorie. Hos Mertz optræder kunsten som en særlig udtryksform, der på sin helt egen måde forsøger at besvare spørgsmålet om, hvad der er kunst, og hvad der er virkelighed. Læseren bliver præsenteret for et bredt udsnit af kunstnerens virke. Fra hans tidlige malerier og arbejdet med eksperimentalfilm i 1940’erne og 50’erne, over hans engagement i Linien II, hans selvvalgte eksil i Frankrig 1963-76, hvor han udvikler den karakteristiske rød+blå proposition, og frem til hans professorat på Kunstakademiet fra 1979-90. Monografien har et særligt blik for Mertz’ nybrydende installatoriske udstillingspraksis, der knytter an til nyere performativitetsteori, ligesom den stiller skarpt på de mange internationale forbindelser, der prægede hans virke.

Storm P.s tegneserie om Peter og Ping blev en kæmpesucces i hans levetid, og serien virker også forbløffende frisk den dag i dag. Det skyldes ikke mindst, at den var inspireret af amerikanske forbilleder og sammen med dem går forud for den klassiske sitcom, som stadig er en sprællevende form. Samtidig er makkerparret helt umiskendeligt danske i deres vid og indstilling til tilværelsen. Det er first class. Læs selv!Forord og udvalg ved Nikolaj BrandtMuseumsinspektør,Storm P. Museet.

En kunstnerbiografi om den danske billedkunstner Kirsten Christensen, f. 1943. Bogen afspejler det særlige univers, der er Kirsten Christensens. Hun arbejder med keramiske billeder, men også tegning og akvarel, og hun har studeret på Kunsthåndværkerskolen og Kunstakademiet i København, har undervist på Kunstakademiet og er medlem af kunstnersammenslutningen Den Frie.Kirsten Christensen er repræsenteret og har udstillet på en lang række museer: Statens Museum for Kunst, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum m.fl. og har udført udsmykningsopgaver mange steder i landet.Emilia Nykjær Isaksson er redaktør af Keramisk testamente. Ud over tekster af Kirsten Christensen selv er det store illustrerede værk med artikelbidrag af Birgitte Anderberg, Nina Hobolth, Tove Thage, Lilian Munk Rösing og Bodil Busk Laursen samt fotografier af fotograf Torben Eskerod.

Som formand for en lille forfatterforening bliver Peter trukket ind i en beskidt og betændt litterær verden, der er fuld af magtkampe, giftige forhandlinger og vanskelige beslutninger. Hans kampe kulminerer i et opgør om formandsposten med en kendt chefredaktør på en avis. "De kendte" er også fortællingen om, hvordan et barn vokser op med en far, der muligvis har begået en utilgivelig kriminel handling, og hvordan det sætter sig dybe spor i hovedpersonen. Sideløbende med dette åbner der sig en mystisk indre verden af voldsomme billeder i ham, som viser, at livet kan være brolagt med krænkelser og strabadser, men at der også er en vej ud.

Den østrigske forfatter Robert Musils hovedværk Manden uden egenskaber regnes for den vigtigste tysksprogede roman fra det 20. århundrede og er en milepæl i europæisk modernistisk litteratur. I denne første monografi om Musil på dansk foretages en konsekvent etisk læsning af Musils filosofiske roman, og det vises, hvordan Musils svar på værdiernes sammenbrud omkring 1. Verdenskrig ikke er en nostalgisk længsel efter en tabt verden af i går, men et fremsynet og optimistisk udkast til en ny og bedre måde at leve på under ændrede betingelser. Indledningsvist aktualiseres Musils bevidste valg af litteraturen frem for filosofien og hans vigtigste filosofiske inspirationskilde, Friedrich Nietzsche, og sideløbende med værklæsningen vises det, hvordan Manden uden egenskaber naturligt er i dialog med nogle af det 19. og 20. århundredes mest indflydelsesrige filosoffer, herunder Kierkegaard, Heidegger og Wittgenstein.

Focusing on John Hilliard's fascination with the monochrome and visual obstruction, this career-spanning volume draws together the artist's diverse engagement with photography.

Lyset, landskabet og de maleriske motiver har i generationer magnetisk trukket kunstnere til Skagen. I slutningen af 1800-tallet endda i et omfang, så man talte om en koloni af malere. De fik følgeskab af komponister, sangere, musikere, arkitekter, billedhuggere og forfattere. Nogle blev fastboende, medens andre lejede sig ind på hoteller, i pensionater og hos fiskerne. Drachmanns Hus og Michael & Anna Anchers Hus er idag kendte eksempler på kunstnerboliger, men på en vandring fra Grenen til Skiveren vil man møde mange andre bygninger, hvor der bor eller har boet kunstneriske sjæle. Bogen fortæller om de enkelte huse, om deres beboere og de værker de skabte.

Susanne Ussing bevægede sig på tværs af kunstarterne som keramiker, arkitekt og billedkunstner. Hun stod bl.a. bag en række opsigtsvækkende og provokerende udstillingsvinduer for Nørgaard paa Strøget samt en række innovative sanse- og børneudstillinger. Hun var en af 1970’ernes feministiske stemmer, og kunstkritiker Mikael Wivel har betegnet hende som ”en af tidens mest originale begavelser”.Hun forholdt sig kritisk til sin samtid og udfordrede bl.a. det konventionelle boligbyggeri med byggeeksperimenter i Thylejren i 1970. Bogen rummer syv artikler af eksperter indenfor kunst, arkitektur og litteratur og kommer hele vejen rundt om Ussings værker fra 1960’erne og frem til hendes død i 1998. Desuden bidrager forfatteren Peter Laugesen, der kendte Susanne Ussing personligt, med et nyskrevet digt. Bogen kaster nyt lys på en markant skikkelse i dansk kunsthistorie og henvender sig til alle, der interesserer sig for billedkunst og arkitektur – og alt det midt imellem.

Karen Bennicke – Special Destabilization er den engelsksprogede udgave af Karen Bennicke – Rumlig destabilisering fortællingen om en af Danmarks mest eksperimenterende og radikale keramiskekunstnere. Bennicke har siden 1980 været et omdrejningspunkt i denavantgardistiske keramiske elite i Danmark – den keramiske udvikling,som vi ser omkring os i dag.Bennicke har en lang karriere bag sig og er internationalt kendt forsin store produktion af keramisk unika. Denne bog er den første, derbeskriver hendes værker i en samlet monografi. Bogen bæres af et rigtbilledmateriale af Karen Bennickes farverige og smukke keramiskeskulpturer. Fire forfattere beskriver fra hver deres synsvinkel KarenBennickes værker og bidrager dermed til en dyb indsigt i hendes univers.