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~ Kai Althoff (Author), Laura Hoptman (Author), Chris Ofili (Author), Franz Ackerman (Author), Russell Crotty (Author), Toba Khedoori (Author), Graham Little (Author), Los Carpinteros (Author), Jockum Nordstrum (Author), Jennifer Pastor (Author), David Thorpe (Author), Richard Wright (Author), John Currin (Author), Mark Manders (Author), Barry McGee (Author), Julie Mehretu (Author), Yoshitomo Nara (Author), Shahzia Sikander (Contributor)
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From John Currin's old-master-style Playboy bunnies to Elizabeth Peyton's fin-de-siècle portraits; from Julie Mehretu's dizzying, multilayered architectural landscapes to Shahzia Sikander's multipatterned miniature ones; from Yoshitomo Nara's angry and enigmatic little girls to Kara Walker's stereotypical negresses; and from Barry McGee's caricatures of urban graffiti to Matthew Ritchie's cosmological diagrams--drawing is back, if it ever went away. In contrast to the digitized, multimedia direction that much of contemporary art has taken in the past decade, drawing has become a major and arguably parallel mode of expression for many of today's most important young artists. Drawing Now, published to accompany the first major survey of contemporary drawings at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 15 years, contains more than 100 color reproductions of work by 26 international artists, both well-known and emerging, that demonstrate the fascinating variety of methods and approaches, mediums and scales, apparent in this old-again, new-again art. Accompanying essays by the exhibition's curator, Laura Hoptman, explore eight themes that she perceives in the field--Drafting & Architecture, Mental Maps & Metaphysics, Popular Culture & National Culture, Fashion, Likeness & Allegory, Envisioning a City, Science & Art, Comics & Other Subcultures, Ornament & Crime--and provide key impulses behind drawing's recent resurgence.

Artists Include: Kara Walker, John Currin, Toba Khedoori, Chris Ofili, Franz Ackerman, Kai Althoff, Russell Crotty, Graham Little, Mark Manders, Barry McGee, Julie Mehretu, Yoshitomo Nara, Paul Noble, Jockum Nordstrom, Jennifer Pastor, Los Carpinteros,Laura Owens, E;izabeth Peyton, Matthew Ritchie, Ugo Rondinone, Shahiza Sikander, David Thorpe, and Richard Wright amongst others.

Essay by Laura Hoptman.

Paperback, 9.5 x 12 in., 192 pages, 130 color



About the Author

Laura Hoptman is Curator of Contemporary Art at the Carnegie Museum of Art, a post that includes the organization of the 2004 Carnegie International. She previously served as Assistant Curator in the Department of Drawings at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, where she was responsible for exhibitions of work by Ricci Albenda, John Brock, Maurizio Cattelan, and Rirkrit Tiravanija. She recently published a monograph on the artist Yayoi Kusama.

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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York (October 2, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0870703625
  • ISBN-13: 978-0870703621
  • Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Provocative Survey, November 2, 2006
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The catalogue that accompanies the Drawing Now exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art is just as well thought and carefully crafted. The show is divided into eight themes that bring a solid foundation to a wide scope of works. Each section in the catalogue begins with an insightful essay further developing the rich ideas behind the show. The beautiful illustrations and large format of the book further compliment the important artworks included in the exhibition.
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31 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars a decent and wholly predictable show/book, July 30, 2003
None of the decisions in this show were very difficult to make. All of the current stars in the drawing/painting world are present (John Currin, Kara Walker, Elizabeth Peyton, Kai Atoff, etc.) and the work they've offered is mediocre. That is not to say the work is bad by normal standards, they are the best of the contemporary scene for a reason: they're good. But, looking at each artist's best work, none of this is it. The essays are kind of hokey and embarrassing (in a bad way). The book is worth buying if you want to seem like you're "with it" when it comes to contemporary art, or if you are a student (such as myself, forever) and need it for research purposes to aid your own studio practice.
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4.0 out of 5 stars At the top, February 6, 2007
Drawing Now does a good job of critically displaying the work of many contemporary artists. Unlike Vitamin D, this book does not take a shotgun approach to viewing contemporary art, and as a result is more satisfying to behold. Not all the artists represented have great work, but you get quality reproductions of it, and worthwhile commentary on each of the thematic "propositions" in the book. Worth buying if you have the money. Worth renewing your library's copy if you don't.
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