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A Richly Diverse, Informative and Entertaining Catalogue,
By Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Nude In Contemporary Art, The (Paperback)
THE NUDE IN CONTEMPORARY ART is a catalogue from an exhibition staged in 1999 at the Aldridge Museum that is still one of the most informed discussions and well-curated statements about the controversial approach to the Nude in art. For all of the 'enlightment and openness' of the 20th century much of the art from that time (and still) reflected warped and phobic thought processes about the public perception and acceptance of frontal nudity. This very fine publication addresses those issues well.
The Introductory essay by Harry Philbrick "The Nude in Our Time: A Brief rumination on the Nude in Contemporary Art" concerns the intial impetus for this exhibition - an idea and conversation with artist Karen Finley - and serves to discuss the various artists represented. The second essay is by Karen Finley herself and is self explanatory in its title "Drawing from Life": her part of the exhibition was 'real time' figure drawing installation art piece. The final erudite essay is by David McCarthy titled "The Nude: That Darling of the Artists, That Necessary Element of Success". All three written portions are not only readable and informative, they are enlivened with wit that enhances this collection of works of art that deal with the nude. Artists included are Jenny Saville, Hanneline Rogeberg, Laura Aguilar, Lucian Freud, Andres Serrano, Lisa Yuskavage, John Currin, Michael Leonard, Andres Serrano, Laura Aguilar, Paul Cadmus, Brett Bigbee, William Beckman, Chuck Close - to name but a few. The works include photography, drawing, sculpture, and painting and while the sizes of the reproductions are small (the catalogue itself is only 5 1/2" X 6"!) they are well reproduced. As one who is devoted to representational art with an emphasis on the figure, I can recommend few other small publications more highly. This book should be in the library of every art school, artist, and art collector who collectively scratch heads as to the ongoing controversies of the nude in fine art. Highly recommended reading and viewing. Grady Harp, February 2005 |
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Nude In Contemporary Art, The by Karen Finley (Paperback - July 2, 1999)
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