Exploring the theme of identity and voice, this collection of poems delves into the complexities of language and perception, particularly from an Asian American perspective. Divided into eight sections, it examines concepts of address through various lenses, including memory and events. The work creatively intertwines influences from notable figures like Baudelaire and Philip K. Dick, enriching the narrative and challenging the reader to consider who is speaking and who is being represented. The poems embody Dickinson's idea of revealing truth with nuance and depth.
The work of this contemporary British abstract artist showcases extraordinary paintings and watercolors, drawing deep inspiration from the romantic English landscape tradition exemplified by Constable and Turner. The artist's unique style blends modern abstraction with classical influences, creating a captivating visual experience that pays homage to the beauty of the English landscape.
Focusing on the plein air paintings of Liu Xiaodong, this monograph showcases his exploration of marginalized communities across the globe. While initially appearing as a traditional realist, Xiaodong employs various media and modern technology to challenge conventional painting norms. His monumental works not only capture everyday lives but also blur the lines between fact and fiction, tradition and modernity. This collection presents a unique vision that redefines observational painting, emphasizing the diversity of contemporary society.
A diverse and cacophonous poetry collection tackling subjects from identity to current events. At once comic and cantankerous, tender and discomfiting, piercing and irreverent, Genghis Chan on Drums is a shape-shifting book of percussive poems dealing with aging, identity, PC culture, and stereotypes about being Chinese. Employing various forms, John Yau’s poems traverse a range of subjects, including the 1930s Hollywood actress Carole Lombard, the Latin poet Catullus, the fantastical Renaissance painter Piero di Cosimo’s imaginary sister, and a nameless gumshoe. Yau moves effortlessly from using the rhyme scheme of a sixteenth-century Edmund Spenser sonnet to riffing on a well-known poem-rant by the English poet Sean Bonney, and to immersing himself in the words of condolence sent by a former president to the survivors of a school massacre. Yau’s poems are conduits through which many different, conflicting, and unsavory voices strive to be heard.
Highlighting the overlooked and misunderstood, this collection features reviews and essays by John Yau that offer an alternative perspective on various subjects. It encompasses a diverse array of figures, including film stars Anna May Wong and Sessue Hayakawa, poets like Clark Coolidge and Marilyn Chin, and filmmakers such as Leni Riefenstahl and Patty Chang. Yau's insightful commentary challenges conventional notions of what is considered new in art and culture, making it a unique exploration of lesser-known voices and ideas.
The book explores the life and artistic journey of Carole A. Feuerman, a key figure in American hyperrealistic sculpture alongside Duane Hanson and John De Andrea. Born in 1945, she trained in New York and Philadelphia, initially working as an illustrator before transitioning to sculpture in the 1970s. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions across galleries, museums, and art fairs in America, Europe, and Asia, highlighting her significant impact on the art world.
Focusing on the artistic evolution of Philip Taaffe, the book explores his innovative use of diverse techniques such as silkscreen, collage, and gold leaf. It highlights his journey from his student days at Cooper Union under Hans Haacke to his current work, providing an in-depth analysis of his artistic development and inspirations. The insightful text aims to give a comprehensive understanding of how Taaffe has expanded the boundaries of painting through his unique methods and creative vision.
Christian Weber's Explosions is a compelling monograph that uniquely illustrates the photographic medium's ability to capture fleeting phenomena.The images summon the majesty and ambition of American colour-field paintings while evoking the experimentation of predecessors like Eadweard Muybridge.The works clearly eschew forensics in favour of picturing a world of dynamic form and beauty.
In this new monograph on DeFeo, John Yau looks at the breadth of the artist’s work and her broad range of interests and influences, while the book focuses on her late work, paintings of the 1980s as well as the exceptional corpus of drawings of the 1980s and her photographic oeuvre of the 1970s. It thus complements the book published on the occasion of her Whitney Museum retrospective in 2013. * * Jay DeFeo (1929–1989) was part of a vibrant community of avant-garde artists, poets, and musicians in San Francisco during the 1950s and 1960s. Her circle included Wallace Berman, Joan Brown, Bruce Conner, Wally Hedrick, Edward Kienholz, and Michael McClure. Although best known for her monumental painting “The Rose” (1958–1966), DeFeo worked in a wide range of media and produced an astoundingly diverse and compelling body of work over four decades. DeFeo's unconventional approach to materials and her intensive, physical method make her a unique figure in postwar American art. * * Published with Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich.
Die einzigartige visuelle Sprache, die Jorinde Voigt (*1977 in Frankfurt am Main) in ihren Zeichnungen entwickelt, zielt darauf ab, das Unsichtbare sichtbar zu machen. Inspiriert durch die Zeichensysteme auf Gebieten wie Musik, Wetter, Geografie, Literatur oder Philosophie erschafft Voigt in ihren lyrischen Arbeiten ein verwirrendes Geflecht von Linien und Notationen, in denen sich ein Gedanke an den andern reiht. In ihrem Zyklus Piece for Words and Views bezieht sich die Künstlerin auf Roland Barthes’ Fragmente einer Sprache der Liebe. Die 36 Zeichnungen enthalten collagierte Papierelemente, die für zentrale Begriffe des Buches stehen – Bezeichnetes und Bezeichnendes, Grundaxiome der Semiotik, werden so neu vor Augen geführt. Begleitet von Texten von John Yau und der Künstlerin stellt die Publikation Voigts komplexe Bildräume vor, die sich im Zusammenspiel von Form und Idee entfalten. In ihren Zeichnungen entwickelt JORINDE VOIGT (*1977 in Frankfurt am Main) eine Art Zeichencode, der ausgeprägt subjektiv und individuell erscheint und strengen Regeln und Systemen unterworfen ist. Ihre Notationen entwickeln dabei Bildräume, die in einem zeichnerisch-philosophischen Prozess die Welt in die ihr zugrunde liegenden Parameter, wie Distanz, Geschwindigkeit, Himmelsrichtung, Frequenz, Popcharts, Genres und anderes mehr, auffalten und die Gleichzeitigkeit all dieser Möglichkeiten offenbaren.
