Unrealism: New Figurative Painting

Hardback

Main Details

Title Unrealism: New Figurative Painting
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jeffrey Deitch
By (author) Aria Dean
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 279,Width 229
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1960 to now
Painting and paintings
ISBN/Barcode 9780847862429
ClassificationsDewey:759
Audience
General
Illustrations 150 colour illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publication Date 1 October 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

The best new figurative painting of the last five years, represented here by an exciting young generation of artists and vital practitioners, reflects the startling return of the oldest art form to address the challenge of contemporary representation through expressionistic compositions and new techniques reflecting digital fluency.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Deitch is a leading New York and Los Angeles-based art dealer and curator. Deitch's writings have appeared in several books, among them, the highly acclaimed Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture. Aria Dean is assistant curator of net art and digital culture at Rhizome.Johanna Fateman is a writer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.Alison Gingeras is a curator and writer, based in New York and Warsaw.