Adel Abdessemed, an Algerian-born French artist, explores contemporary themes through diverse media such as animation, installation, and video. His new works, created for the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Grand-Hornu and the Musée d'Art Contemporain in Lyon, reflect a stark and unsettling portrayal of modern life. This volume features two distinct parts, each delving into these site-specific series, highlighting Abdessemed's ability to blend beauty with raw reality, solidifying his status as a prominent international artist.
This anthology includes the vast majority of significant essays on Bridget Riley written since 1999. This was a particularly fruitful period in the reception of her work, as the discourse broadened and her reputation as one of the most important painters of her generation solidified.The essays range from biographical and career overviews to detailed analysis of specific aspects or themes that occur throughout Riley's career. The selection reflects a rich body of work, which sustains the interest of important authors, as evidenced by multiple pieces by �ric de Chassey, Lynne Cooke, Robert Kudielka, Paul Moorhouse and Richard Shiff. Together, this volume of essays tells the story of an artist whose art has continuously evolved over nearly six decades.Most of the critical texts have been written in close consultation with the artist, the result of long conversations, studio visits and archive access. Largely commissioned on the occasion of particular exhibitions, these essays track and trace Riley's focus and influences at different moments in time. Each essay builds upon the next, with more recent authors clearly responding and referencing earlier discourse. The result is a collection of great breadth and cohesion.Featuring essays by 18 authors including Frances Spalding, Michael Bracewell, and Dave Hickey.
One of Poland's most important and independent postwar artists, Andrzej
Wroblewski (1927-57) created his own highly individual, suggestive, and
prolific form of abstract and figurative painting. This volume offers a fresh
presentation and thorough reevaluation of his work and its legacy in the
international context of art history.
Gathering together a vast array of visual material, this title features fanzines, posters, clothing, paintings, objects, record covers and films which stress the incredible quality and vitality of these alternative artistic productions.
