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Besteld! Art and Text en monografie Shepard Fairey

14 November 2009 15:16. Reageer

Het eerste over het gebruik van teksten in de kunst van de 20e eeuw vandaag gespot in Fnac Antwerpen maar tegen minder dan de helft van de prijs uiteindelijk besteld via Amazon.co.uk. Het loont dus om even te kunnen wachten. Dat worden nog leuke tijden voor de Fnac-achtigen wanneer iedereen binnen enkele jaren met mobiele prijsvergelijkers door de winkels waart. Het boek over grafisch “straat” kunstenaar Shepard Fairey (ja, die van de Obama ‘Hope’ poster) gezien in Parijs en snel doorbladerd maar niet meer in de valies gekregen. Benieuwd wat ik hier van vind na grondiger studie. Hieronder vind je een synopsis van beide boeken.

Art and Text: The use of written language has been one of the most defining developments in visual art of the twentieth century. Art and Text investigates the use of text in contemporary artistic practice, showcasing the most innovative and groundbreaking examples of how word and image have come to occupy the same artistic terrain in contemporary art. With accessible essays on the relationship between word and image, Art and Text showcases some of the most interesting work from a cross-section of well- and lesser-known artists. Featured artists include Cy Twombly, René Magritte, Barbara Kruger, Kurt Schwitters, Bob and Roberta Smith, Raymond Pettibon, Art and Language, amongst many others. Art and Text is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and timely review of the influence of language on art.

Supply and Demand: 20th Anniversary Edition: Updated and expanded to a massive 500 pages, with all the latest artwork from the Nighteeneightyfouria exhibition of 2007, plus Fairey’s work in support of the US presidential candidate Barack Obama – Supply and Demand is the book that finally does justice to Shepard Fairey’s entire body of work, a massive retrospective covering 20 years of this groundbreaking artist’s prodigious output. Through the lens of esteemed writers and critics such as Carlo McCormick, Steven Heller and Roger Gastman, Fairey’s work is seen for all its depth and placed in context as art, design, social experiment and “getting over”. This massive book pulls no punches and all areas of the enigmatic artist’s work, travels and travails are illuminated; from exhibitions, posters, flyers, silkscreens and stickers to high altitude pursuits, citations and police beatings, it’s all documented in a museum quality layout and binding. The evidence is in, and it’s clear that Shepard Fairey is not one to rest on his laurels, the work must go on. For both long time fans wanting the complete collection and those just curious to know what this OBEY business is all about Supply and Demand is the answer.