Jeff Wall
- 作者
- 出版社 Phaidon Press
- 出版时间 2002年4月
- ISBN 9780714839516
- 定价 508.50
内容简介
JeffWalladoptsthe19th-centurypoetBaudelaire'sfamousdescriptionofoneofhispaintercontemporariesasa"painterofmodernlife"todescribehisownverydifferentwork:hugetransparenciesmountedontolightboxeswhichdiffuseabrilliantglowofwhitelightevenlythroughhisphotographsofcontemporaryurbanscenesand"constructed"socialsituations.JeffWallisforemostamongthepioneeringartistswhosincethelate1960shavebroughtphotographytotheforefrontofcontemporaryart.HisconstrucedimagesemploythelatestsophisticatedtechnologyinthecreationofcompellingtableauxwhichareevocativeofsubjectsrangingfromHollywoodcinemato19th-centuryhistorypainting.WhenexhibitedintheirglowinglightboxestheyevokeboththeseductionofthecinemascreenandthephysicalpresenceofminimalistsculpturessuchasDanFlavin'sfluorescentlightinstallationsorDonaldJudd'smetalandperspexwallreliefs.Alloftheseelements-traditionalfigurativepainting,cinema,Minimalism,Conceptualart,documentaryphotography-areconsciouslyevokedandexploredinWall'swork.Associatedcloselysincethelate1960swithConceptualartistssuchasDanGraham,withwhomhecollaboratedon"TheChildren'sPavilion"(1988-93),Wallhasengagedatasophisticatedlevelwiththeoriesofrepresentationanditssocialdimensionsbothasanartistandasatheoreticalwriteroncontemporaryartandculture.Wall'sownwritingsandtheSurveyessaybyoneofEurope'smostdistinguishedcontemporaryartcritics,ThierrydeDuve,arecomplementedinthisrevisedexpandededitionbyanupdateessayfromtheFrenchartcriticandhistorianofphotographyJean-FrancoisChevrier,whoexaminesWall'sworkfrom1995tothepresent.
丛书
Contemporary Artists— END —