In WHY PAINTINGS WORK, writer and curator Jurriaan Benschop navigates the diverse landscape of contemporary painting. He introduces the work of dozens of painters, discusses the themes that can be found in their work and keeps asking the question: Why does this painting work? In what ways does it speak to the viewer? He considers both the visible aspects of painting —such as the depicted motif and the application of paint— and the concepts, beliefs and motivations that underlie the canvas. Why Paintings Work is not just about how we look at paintings, but also about finding a language that suits the art and viewing experience of today.
Among the artists featured in this book are: Nikos Aslanidis, David Benforado, Louise Bonnet, Glenn Brown, Maria Capelo, Peter Doig, Béatrice Dreux, Helmut Federle, Beverly Fishman, Elisabeth Frieberg, Victoria Gitman, Veronika Hilger, Martha Jungwirth, Andreas Ragnar Kassapis, Kristi Kongi, Mark Lammert, Rezi van Lankveld, Michael Markwick, Kerry James Marshall, Lara de Moor, Matthew Metzger, Marc Mulders, Kaido Ole, Jorge Queiroz, Fiona Rae, Daniel Richter, Jessica Stockholder, Marc Trujillo, Anna Tuori, Matthias Weischer, Paula Zarina-Zemane and Gerlind Zeilner.
Publisher: Garret Publications, Helsinki / Design: Johanna Lundberg (cover), Stefan Engblom (inlay) / Translation: Susan Ridder / Dimensions: 200 x 140 x 6 mm / Pages: 284 with 103 illustrations in color / Weight: 0,422kg / Softbound / ISBN: 978-952-7222-17-1 / Distribution: Idea Books, Amsterdam.
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SALT IN THE WOUND takes you on an journey through Europe, following the work of leading and upcoming contemporary artists. What drives these artists? How does their imagination relate to the cultural landscape, political climate, and circumstances in which they work? The book was originally published in Dutch in 2016, and was revised for this English edition, published in 2019. The book was translated by Susan Ridder.
Essays on Miroslaw Balka, Flo Kasearu, Bernard Frize, Sejla Kameric, Michaël Borremans, Monika Sosnowska, Norbert Bisky, Marc Mulders, Anish Kapoor, Luc Tuymans, Klaas Kloosterboer, Paula Rego, Bridget Riley, Sean ScullyAvailable , plus reports from Latvia, Bucharest and Venice.
Salt in the Wound is available in book- and museum stores around the world. Here are some online shops where you can order: Amazon (USA), Abebooks (UK), Walther König (Germany, Austria).
De Berg van Cezanne, uitgeverij Athenaeum, Polak & Van Gennep (Amsterdam), 2006.
In de Berg van Cézanne volgt Jurriaan Benschop het spoor van geliefde kunstenaars zoals Cézanne, Matisse, Rothko en Bonnard. Waarom schilderde Cézanne keer op keer dezelfde berg? Wat bedoelde Matisse met het licht dat hem aan Nice bond? En ziet een atheïst een landschap van Caspar David Friedrich anders dan een gelovige?
“Toen ik voor het eerst een schilderij van Rothko zag, dwong het me om na te denken over het aandeel van de kijker in kunst. Er leek een ideale blik of houding te bestaan om naar zijn schilderijen te kijken. Sterker nog: Rothko dwong die in feite af, wilde je toegang krijgen tot het werk. Het had daarmee iets van een geheim genootschap, waarvan je eerst het wachtwoord moet kennen om te mogen toetreden.”
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