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Nature Morte: Contemporary artists reinvigorate the Still-Life tradition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Nature Morte: Contemporary artists reinvigorate the Still-Life tradition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Michael Petry
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 275,Width 227
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Art and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Art treatments and subjects
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
ISBN/Barcode 9780500292235
ClassificationsDewey:709.05
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 25 Illustrations, black and white; 366 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 28 July 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This visually stunning book reveals how leading artists of the twenty-first century are reinvigorating the still life, a genre previously synonymous with the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Old Masters. Michael Petry's careful curation celebrates works by emerging and established artists alike, from all over the globe, including John Currin, Elmgreen & Dragset, Renata Hegyi, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Jeff Koons, Beatriz Milhazes, Gabriel Orozco, Elizabeth Peyton, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood and Ai Weiwei. Short but compelling introductions begin each chapter and are followed by dramatic, visually led spreads that pair each work with a perceptive reading of its significance to the still-life tradition.

Author Biography

Michael Petry is an artist, curator and Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).

Reviews

'A cabinet of curiosities, both beautiful and weird' - Peter Conrad, Observer 'Highlights the rich tradition that looms behind even the starkest conceptual art' - World of Interiors