Painting Now - Painting is a form of creative expression that is constantly evolving.
expansion and evolution. The radical changes that occurred in the 1960s
and 1970 - a period that saw the shift from a modernist visual language to a
postmodernist language - have allowed painting to retain its energy and its
diversity. \n \nRenowned art critic and historian Suzanne Hudson
offers an intelligent and original study of contemporary painting - a
critical snapshot that brings together more than 200 artists from around the world who
define the pictorial ideas and aesthetics of our time. \n \nA
contextual introduction traces the history of painting in modern times
and postmodern, followed by six chapters that explore the themes of
appropriation, attitude, production and distribution, of
body, painting on painting, and painters who introduce the
performance, installation and textiles in their work to critique the
painting itself. \n \nThe book presents well-known and emerging artists,
including Franz Ackermann, Angela de la Cruz, Urs Fischer, Katharina Grosse, Subodh
Gupta, Wade Guyton, Julie Mehretu, Vik Muniz, Neo Rauch, Wilhelm Sasnal, Kara
Walker, Christopher Wool, Yue Minjun and Zhang Xiaogang. \n \nWith his arguments
With its convincing and magnificent illustrations, Painting Now is a work of
invaluable reference on the state of painting today and a must-read
essential for anyone interested in contemporary art, history
of art and criticism.
