Nancy Spector Knihy

Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto is renowned for his elegant photographic series of seascapes, theaters, museum dioramas, and Buddhist statuary. His new series presents life-size, black-and-white portraits of historical figures -- Henry VIII and each of his wives, Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, Oscar Wilde, and Emperor Hirohito, among others -- photographed in wax museums, isolated against black backgrounds, and dramatically lit so as to create haunting Rembrandtesque images. The series, which also includes a 25-foot, five-panel photograph of a wax effigy of Leonardo's Last Supper, emulates the grand tradition of portraiture and recalls the wax figures' sources in famous paintings by Holbein, David, van Dyck, and Vermeer.This book, published to accompany an exhibition of commissioned work for the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin that also travels to the Guggenheim Museo Bilbao, includes texts by a team of art historians and an interview with Sugimoto, offering fresh insights into the work of this contemporary artist.

This revised and redesigned edition of the Guggenheim Museum's guide to its New York collection is a concise primer on art of the late 19th to the early 21st centuries Revised, updated, and completely redesigned, the fourth edition of the Guggenheim Museum's popular guide to its New York collection is a beautifully produced volume, not only a handy overview of the museum's holdings but also a concise, engaging primer on the art of the late 19th through the early 21st centuries. Organized alphabetically, the book consists of entries on more than 170 of the most important paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, site-specific installations, and other works in the collection by artists from Marina Abramovic to Maurizio Cattelan to Julie Mehretu to Gilberto Zorio. Also included are definitions of key terms and concepts of modern art, from "Appropriation" to "Non-Objective" to "Postcolonial" and beyond. The Guggenheim Museum Collection is beloved for this wealth of masterpieces by leading modern artists, such as Marc Chagall, Vasily Kandinsky, and Pablo Picasso. Reflecting the recent growth in the collection, this edition of the guide includes new entries on Romare Bearden, Tacita Dean, Cao Fei, David Hammons, Catherine Opie and Adrian Piper, among many others. The text is by the museum's curators as well as prominent authors and scholars, including Homi Bhabha, Tom Crow, Nikki Greene and Jeffrey Schnapp.

The text is by the museum's curators as well as prominent authors and scholars, including Dore Ashton, Gary Garrels, and Rosalind Krauss."--BOOK JACKET.

Hailed as a provocateur and tragic poet, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has created unforgettable contemporary art, most famously with "The Ninth Hour," featuring Pope John Paul II struck by a meteorite. His work draws from popular culture, history, and organized religion, combining bold irreverence with serious cultural critique. This catalogue accompanies the Guggenheim Museum's retrospective of Cattelan, featuring a unique site-specific installation that challenges traditional retrospective formats. The faux-leather-bound hardcover, adorned with gold stamping, resembles an old textbook or bible. It catalogs nearly every work by Cattelan from the late '80s to the present in a double-column format, showcasing full-color reproductions with accompanying entries. As one of the wittiest and most beautiful art books in recent years, it includes a detailed critical overview by Nancy Spector, documenting Cattelan's artistic output, as well as his roles as a curator, editor, and publisher, alongside a comprehensive exhibition history and bibliography. This volume stands as the definitive guide to Cattelan's work and influence.

An updated edition of the definitive monograph on Maurizio Cattelan, a provocateur and tragic poet of our times, is returning to print. Cattelan, known for creating unforgettable contemporary art, is most famously recognized for "The Ninth Hour" (1999), which depicts Pope John Paul II struck by a meteorite. His work, drawing from popular culture, history, and organized religion, is bold and irreverent while delivering serious cultural critiques. This second edition updates the catalogue from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's 2011-12 retrospective, where Cattelan created a site-specific installation that suspended his entire oeuvre from the museum's iconic rotunda. The book itself is a faux-leatherbound hardcover with gold stamping, designed to resemble an old textbook or bible, and details nearly every work from the late '80s to the present in a double-column format with full-color reproductions. It also discusses Cattelan's return to art after a five-year "retirement" with a new project at the Guggenheim in May 2016. Nancy Spector has enhanced her critical overview, which documents Cattelan's artistic output and his roles as curator, editor, and publisher, with a new coda. This revised edition ensures that it remains the definitive source on his influential career.