Erik Verhagen je nezávislý kurátor a výtvarný kritik, který působí jako docent dějin současného umění na Univerzitě ve Valenciennes. Jeho práce se zaměřuje na hlubší analýzu současných uměleckých proudů a kritické hodnocení uměleckých děl. Verhagen přináší do své výuky i kritické činnosti bohaté znalosti a svěží pohled na dynamickou krajinu současného umění. Jeho odbornost z něj činí cenný zdroj pro pochopení klíčových témat a směrů v umění dneška.
Exploring the extensive oeuvre of a highly prolific and versatile artist, this definitive monograph delves into three decades of innovative work. It highlights the artist's unique contributions and the impact of their diverse artistic expressions, showcasing a rich tapestry of creativity that has captivated audiences. The book serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the evolution and significance of the artist's career, making it essential for both fans and scholars alike.
Contemplation and Communion with the World Ugo Rondinone (b. Brunnen, Switzerland, 1964; lives and works in New York) is a conceptual and installation artist whose oeuvre spans abstract painting, photography, and sculpture. Nature is where he has long found inspiration, regeneration, and comfort: "In nature, you enter a space where the sacred and the profane, the mystical and the secular vibrate against one another." Rondinone's works oscillate between the extremes of interiority and engagement with the wider world; stone is often present in his art as a recurrent material and symbol. The sculptures in the series nuns + monks originated as limestone models; the artist made three-dimensional scans and then cast the works in bronze. As a reflection of the inner self in the outside world, the friable mineral contrasts with the solidity of the bronze; the natural genesis of the millennia-old stones with the presence of the polychrome casts in the here and now. nuns + monks attest to a visibility while also giving the impression of flinching from the gazes to which they expose themselves.
