Nature Morte: Contemporary artists reinvigorate the Still-Life tradition

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.

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

'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