Examining Pictures

Arts & Photography

Bonami, Francesco

Nesbitt, Judith

History & Criticism

Whitechapel Art Gallery

Stanley Spencer: "A Sort of Heaven"

Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd

This publication marks the first British retrospective of the German artist Sigmar Polke, widely acknowledged as one of the leading painters working today. Using a full arsenal of materials, Polke conjures with the lies and illusions of painting, in works of wit, beauty and power.Sean Rainbird contributes a survey of Polke's paintings from the early sixties to the present day, and Judith Nesbitt provides an insight into Polke as 'potatologist'.Thomas McEvilley argues that, despite appearances, there is in Polke's various styles a true, consistent sensibility - an ironic and intense critique of the art of painting.

Sigmar Polke: Join the Dots

MCEVILLEY, Thomas

Rainbird, Sean

Polke, Sigmar

Individual Artists

Tate Gallery Pubn

<p>This volume aims to provide an accessible and extensively illustrated snapshot of the state of contemporary art in Britain today. it features 23 artists working in a range of media, and provides the opportunity to see the work of emerging artists such as Gillian Carnegie and Jim Lambie, alongside new work by established names including Richard Hamilton, Cornelia Parker and Rachel Whiteread.</p>

Days Like These: Tate Triennial Exhibition of Contemporary British Art 2003

Watkins, Jonathan

Tate

<p>The British painter Chris Ofili was born in Manchester in 1968 and is one of the most notable painters of his generation. He lives and works in London and Trinidad. Ofili's best-known works are complex and highly decorative canvases, built up from layers of paint combined with other materials including sequins, glitter, map pins and images cut from magazines. Their subject matter often refers to his Nigerian heritage and the wider African American and Afro-Caribbean experience, making reference to sources as diverse as Zimbabwean cave paintings, blaxploitation movies, comic books, funk and hip-hop album covers, pornography and the Bible. A trademark element in his paintings has been his use of varnished elephant dung, sometimes decorated with map pins, either as a support for the paintings or applied directly to the canvas. Ofili's painting "The Holy Virgin Mary" caused controversy when it arrived in Brooklyn in 1999 as part of the exhibition Sensation where it was attacked by then-mayor Rudi Guiliani for being blasphemous. Ofili won the Turner Prize in 1998 and represented Great Britain in the Venice Biennale of 2005. In recent years he has also created sculpture in bronze and numerous works on paper. The book will illustrate works from throughout Ofili's career, including new works made especially for this exhibition. It will include a new interview with the artist, giving insight into his inspiration and motivation, as well as including essays by leading critics that examine the remarkable achievements of an artist at the forefront of the contemporary art scene worldwide. This title includes contributions from Okwui Enwezor, Ekow Eshun and Attillah Springer.</p>

Chris Ofili /anglais

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