Stephen Shore is renowned for his vibrant, high-key photography that encapsulates the essence of contemporary life. His work has significantly impacted the art world, showcasing a unique perspective and style that resonate with the spirit of the times.
"An edited version of a conversation that took place in 10 instalments over one year between April 2017 and May 2018 in the artist's studio in Los Angeles."--Page [035].
Adrian Paci's work addresses themes of exile, dislocation and loss. Since leaving his native Albania in the mid 1990s and relocating to Italy, he has explored both the personal and the political, often driven by a strong autobiographical impulse. Over the last 10 years Adrian Paci has gained increased international recognition for the emotional impact and intensity of his practice. It is a practice characterised by humour, pathos and an acute sensitivity to his subject matter. This publication accompanies Adrian Paci's first major solo exhibition in the UK at Milton Keynes Gallery. It reveals the depth of his work in film, sculpture and painting, and explores his fascination with the relationship between painting, photography and the cinematic tradition. The book also documents the making of Paci's first 35mm film per speculum (2006), specially commissioned by Milton Keynes Gallery and co-produced with Francesca Kaufmann, Milan.
Nedko Solakov's (*1957 in Cherven Briag, Bulgaria) art breaks the mold in many ways. Working in very different media, using found materials, drawing, painting, scribbling on walls, or videos, the artist counteracts the principles and rules of order, deliberately including coincidences or accidents in his work. In order to present the full range of his humorous oeuvre, four curators have chosen one piece from every year between 1980 and 2010: All in Order, with Exceptions presents this selection in an artfully designed and comprehensive volume. Continuing in terms of style, format, and structure with this extraordinary monograph, the smaller book, The Exceptions (from All in Order, with Exceptions), shows how the selected works have been exhibited at four locations. New works such as Knights (and other dreams), which featured prominently at dOCUMENTA (13), and the new Paintings with No Texts series complete the volume.
A survey of the artist's body of work in an edition for a concentrated presentation of Solakov's humorous and substantial oeuvre.