Description
About the Author
Bob Nickas is a curator based in New York. In addition to the numerous exhibitions he has organized independently since 1984, he also served on the teams responsible for Aperto at the Venice Biennale in 1993, the 2003 Biennale de Lyon and the 2005 edition of Greater New York at PS1, where he was Curatorial Advisor from 2003 to 2006. His books include Painting Abstraction (2009), Catalogue of the Exhibition (2011) and two collections of his writing, Live Free or Die (2000) and Theft is Vision (2007).
Corinna Peipon is an artist, writer and curator based in Los Angeles, where she has been Curatorial Associate at the Hammer Museum since 2009.
Julie Deamer is Director of Outpost for Contemporary Art, a non-profit residency and exchange programme she founded in Los Angeles in 2004.
Reviews
On the Contemporary Artists Series
"The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about."-Artforum
"The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art."-Time Out
"A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists."-The Sunday Times
"Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment."-The Art Book
Book Information
ISBN 9780714856940
Author Corinna Peipon
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 1254g
Dimensions(mm) 290mm * 250mm * 20mm
