Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century 4
by Susan Sollins
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Author: Susan SollinsEditor: Marybeth Sollins
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-01
ISBN: 0810993767
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Summary of Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century 4
Who are today?s artists? Why do they do what they do? How do they describe their work? These are some of the questions addressed in this companion volume to the fourth season of the Emmy-nominated PBS series.Using the artists? own words, together with images culled from the documentary?s footage and generous selections of their works, the book provides an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look into the creative process. The artists are shown at home, in the studio, and in the community, in a rich mosaic that debunks the Romantic notion of the artist as an isolated genius. Among those profiled are widely recognized artists such as Jenny Holzer, Robert Ryman, and Nancy Spero, and lesser-known artists such as Allora & Calzadilla, An-My Lê, and Catherine Sullivan. Throughout the volume, the artists? varied and engaging voices speak to us directly?musing, analyzing, and laughing about their lives, works, and inspirations.
What if work by 21 prominent contemporary artists could be described in terms of familiar topics rather than specialized mumbo-jumbo? That was the idea behind Art: 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century. Each of the four essayists takes one topic--place, spirituality, identity, or consumption--as the launching point for discussions of a varied group of American artists. Produced to accompany a PBS television series, this amply illustrated book embraces art ranging from the sexually charged sculptures of Louise Bourgeois (born in 1911) to paintings by Michael Ray Charles (born in 1967) that rework black stereotypes into ironic commentaries. The artists are certainly worthy, and it's no big deal that the art is nearly all from the 20th century (not, as the title suggests, the 21st). But the thematic approach works better for some artists than for others, and the effort to be inclusive makes for vague and awkward writing. --Cathy Curtis
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