The Forever now : contemporary painting in an atemporal world / Laura Hoptman.
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TextPublication details: New York : Museum of Modern Art, [2014]Description: 184 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmISBN: - 0870709127
- 9780870709128
- Contemporary painting in an atemporal world
- 709.05 HOP
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 709.05 HOP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100577007 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Timeless Painting presents the work of 17 contemporary painters whose works reflect a singular approach that is peculiarly of our time: they are a-temporal, a term coined by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, the originators of the cyberpunk aesthetic. A-temporality or timelessness manifests itself in painting as an ahistoric free-for-all, where contemporaneity as an indicator of new form is nowhere to be found, and all eras co-exist. Published to accompany an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art that explores the impact of this cultural condition on contemporary painting, this publication features work by an international roster of artists including Joe Bradley, Kerstin Brätsch, Matt Connors, Nicole Eisenman, Mark Grotjahn, Charline von Heyl, , Julie Mehretu, Oscar Murillo, Laura Owens and Josh Smith, among others. An overview essay by curator Laura Hoptman is divided into thematic chapters that explore topics such as re-animation and reenactment, recontextualization, 'Zombie' painting, and the concomitant 'Frankenstein approach', which describes a process of stitching together pieces of the history of painting to create a work of art that would be dead but for its juxtaposed parts, all working in association with one another to propel the work into life.
Catalog of an exhibition held December 14, 2014-April 5, 2015.
"In visual art, atemporailty manifests itself as a kind of art-making that is inspired by, refers to, or avails itself of styles, subjects, motifs, materials, strategies, and ideas from an array of periods on the art-historical timeline."--Page 14.
Includes bibliographical references.
The forever now: contemporary painting in an atemporal world -- Artists' pages. Richard Aldrich -- Joe Bradley -- Kerstin Brätsch -- Matt Connors -- Michaela Eichwald -- Nicole Eisenman -- Mark Grotjahn -- Charline von Heyl -- Rashid Johnson -- Julie Mehretu -- Dianna Molzan -- Oscar Murillo -- Laura Owens -- Amy Sillman -- Josh Smith -- Mary Weatherford -- Michael Williams.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Laura Hoptmanis Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.