Robert Longo: The New Beyond
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Author: Longo, Robert
Robert Longo's (born 1953) newest series of monumental charcoal drawings pay homage to the European pioneers of postwar art. Following his 2014 series of drawings based on American Abstract Expressionism, in this volume Longo explores the work of Karel Appel, Jean Dubuffet, Arshile Gorky, Asger Jorn, Yves Klein, Willem de Kooning, Maria Lassnig, Piero Manzoni, Joan Mitchell, and more. The book features color reproductions, close-up details and essays.By revisiting these artists' work in a contemporary context, Longo offers this new body of work as a “historical construction,” highlighting the continued influence of these artists and finding a present-day resonance in their ability to transcend through their work the fraught circumstances of a radically changing world.
ISBN 9782910055912. Thaddaeus Ropac. hb. 168 pages. 22 colour, 35 b/w ills. 27.9 x 21 cm.
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Robert Longo's (born 1953) newest series of monumental charcoal drawings pay homage to the European pioneers of postwar art. Following his 2014 series of drawings based on American Abstract Expressionism, in this volume Longo explores the work of Karel Appel, Jean Dubuffet, Arshile Gorky, Asger Jorn, Yves Klein, Willem de Kooning, Maria Lassnig, Piero Manzoni, Joan Mitchell, and more. The book features color reproductions, close-up details and essays.By revisiting these artists' work in a contemporary context, Longo offers this new body of work as a “historical construction,” highlighting the continued influence of these artists and finding a present-day resonance in their ability to transcend through their work the fraught circumstances of a radically changing world.
ISBN 9782910055912. Thaddaeus Ropac. hb. 168 pages. 22 colour, 35 b/w ills. 27.9 x 21 cm.
available