Massimiliano Gioni

El primer libro que explora a dos de los nombres más importantes del arte moderno y contemporáneo, Marcel Duchamp y Jeff Koons.

En la primera mitad del siglo XX, Marcel Duchamp redefinió lo que consideramos arte y lo que significa ser artista. Muchas de sus ideas vuelven, transformadas, en la obra de Jeff Koons, nacido cuando Duchamp tenía 68 años y cuya propia trayectoria iluminó el mundo del arte de finales del siglo XX y principios del XXI.

Este es el primer libro que explora las afinidades entre estos dos artistas de gran influencia, cuyos universos creativos cuestionan de manera similar la función de los objetos y el encanto de las mercancías. Historiadores del arte, escritores y curadores internacionales aportan su experiencia en temas como la personalidad de cada artista, además de reflexionar sobre la influencia de la tecnología y la sexualidad en su trabajo.… (más)

My local museum has an exhibit with this artist’s work on right now and I wanted to read the catalog before I attended. I figure when I get there I can view the art and not have to read as much of the accompanying text, at least not as carefully as I would have if I hadn’t read the book.

My favorite pieces by here are the ones that include many people and elaborate settings. I love the way she uses colors and shapes.

This is a text heavy book and is as much as social-culture book and biography as it is an art book, though a large number of her pieces are included in this book. There are many full page and even double page spreads. The design and layout of this book is great and I appreciate that so many of the pictures take up lots of space on the pages.

I enjoyed seeing the photos of the artist and her family.

I thought it was smart to include some artworks by other artists and how books/writers, social justice activists, past and then present were part of the narrative of this book.

Some of this artist’s work is rightly disturbing but much of it is joyful. I was familiar with less of it than I thought I would be. I loved some of the pieces new to me including newer pieces and I’m looking forward to seeing the art exhibit at the museum.

Contents:

Director’s Foreword
Hot from Her Soul: Faith Ringgold’s Art Activism
Early Works
Murals on 57th Street
American People
Faith
Black Light
The People’s Flag Show
Posters, For the Women’s House
For a Children’s Revolution
Feminist Series, Slave Rape, Windows of the Wedding, Dah, First Story Quilts
Inside and Outside the Museum
Soft Sculptures
Summoning Ancestors, Inspiring Descendent: Faith Ringgold and Literature
The Bitter Nest
In Conversation: A Retelling of Tar Beach
The Fantastical Alive
The Soft Library of Faith
Tar Beach and the New York Quilts
Dancing at the Louvre
The French Collection
Opening Doors: A Conversation with Faith Ringgold
The American Collection, Coming to Jonas Road Part 2
Works in Exhibition
Artist Biography
Contributor Biographies
Board of Trustees
Image Credits

Note: other contributors in addition to Massimiliano Gioni and Gary Carrion-Murayari are: Amiri Baraka, Diedrick Brackens, LeRonn P. Brooks, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Jordan Casteel, Bridget R. Cooks, Mark Godfrey, Lucy R. Lippard, Tschabalala Seif, Michele Wallace (Faith Ringgold’s daughter) and Zoé Whitley.

Even though the book was interesting I found myself speed reading at certain points but I did take some time to look up further information on the internet.… (más)

Nomas 13 explores the connection between time and contemporary art. Artists from all over the world create original work about time for Nomas, or contribute existing projects relating to time. The issue is a Noah‘s Ark of the precious things highlighted by the lockdown forced upon us by the coronavirus. Browsing through its pages, one may feel like embarking on a journey via contemporary art.
On the cover: Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled, 2020, curated by Massimiliano Gioni, commissioned for Nomas Magazine.… (más)