Strike Fast, Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing
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Author: Fuhrman, Glenn
This lushly illustrated volume documents an expansive, travelling group exhibition centred on the sport, psychology, ethos and spectacle of boxing. Ranging from ancient to contemporary, and spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and film, the book showcases work by more than 90 artists, including Diane Arbus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Judy Chicago, Carrie Mae Weems and Robert Mapplethorpe (amongst many more). It is accompanied by texts from various contributors. Artists have often gravitated toward boxing as a subject, and have investigated the boxer as an icon and metaphor for excellence, physical power, perseverance, achievement and perhaps humanity itself, representing its wins and losses, regiment and fluidity, violence and artistry. The book is fully illustrated with an extensive plate section, and features new texts by artist and Founder of the Church, Eric Fischl, as well as Sara Cochran, Jonathan Rider, Arden Sherman and Robert Lipsyte.Featured artists include: Muhammad Ali, Benny Andrews, Diane Arbus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Bellows, Judy Chicago, Rosalyn Drexler, Fab 5 Freddy, Eric Fischl, Chase Hall, Lyle Ashton Harris, Edward Hopper, Rashid Johnson, Martin Kippenberger, Justine Kurland, Glenn Ligon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Christian Marclay, Howardena Pindell, Ed Ruscha, Alison Saar, Andres Serrano, Carrie Mae Weems.
ISBN 9781941366554. Gregory R. Miller & Co.. hb. 176 pages. 145 colour ills. 28.6 x 21.6 cm.
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This lushly illustrated volume documents an expansive, travelling group exhibition centred on the sport, psychology, ethos and spectacle of boxing. Ranging from ancient to contemporary, and spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and film, the book showcases work by more than 90 artists, including Diane Arbus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Judy Chicago, Carrie Mae Weems and Robert Mapplethorpe (amongst many more). It is accompanied by texts from various contributors. Artists have often gravitated toward boxing as a subject, and have investigated the boxer as an icon and metaphor for excellence, physical power, perseverance, achievement and perhaps humanity itself, representing its wins and losses, regiment and fluidity, violence and artistry. The book is fully illustrated with an extensive plate section, and features new texts by artist and Founder of the Church, Eric Fischl, as well as Sara Cochran, Jonathan Rider, Arden Sherman and Robert Lipsyte.Featured artists include: Muhammad Ali, Benny Andrews, Diane Arbus, Jean-Michel Basquiat, George Bellows, Judy Chicago, Rosalyn Drexler, Fab 5 Freddy, Eric Fischl, Chase Hall, Lyle Ashton Harris, Edward Hopper, Rashid Johnson, Martin Kippenberger, Justine Kurland, Glenn Ligon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Christian Marclay, Howardena Pindell, Ed Ruscha, Alison Saar, Andres Serrano, Carrie Mae Weems.
ISBN 9781941366554. Gregory R. Miller & Co.. hb. 176 pages. 145 colour ills. 28.6 x 21.6 cm.
available