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Leading artists of the twenty-first century are reviving the still life, a genre that once was more associated with the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Old Masters than with contemporary art. The audacious still lifes celebrated here challenge that historical supremacy and redefine what it means to be a work of nature morte (literally translated from the French: “dead nature”). Whether through painting, drawing, sculpture, video, or other media, contemporary artists have drawn on the centuries-old tradition to create works of conceptual vivacity, beauty, and emotional poignancy.Structured according to the classical categories of the still-life tradition—Flora, Food, House and Home, Fauna, and Death, each chapter explores how the timeless symbolic resonance of the memento mori—a reminder of death, change, and the passing of time—has been rediscovered for a new millennium. Among the artists represented are John Currin, Saara Ekström, Elmgreen & Dragset, Renata Hegyi, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Gary Hume, Jeff Koons, McDermott & McGough, Beatriz Milhazes, Gabriel Orozco, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Cy Twombly.
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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
L'autore:
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
Michael Petry is Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, London.
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- EditoreThames & Hudson
- Data di pubblicazione2016
- ISBN 10 050029223X
- ISBN 13 9780500292235
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine288
- Valutazione libreria
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