| Description |
297 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Lines, gaps, shapes, strokes, jokes, colors, holes... / by Lynne Tillman -- Having a voice : A conversation with Amy Sillman -- On color -- Further notes on shape -- Meaning of symbols -- More meaning of my symbols (Part 2) -- Unpresidented times -- Drawings for the Project, DYKWTCA (Do You Know Where The Children Are?) -- AbEx and disco balls : In defense of abstract expressionism II -- Notes on the diagram -- Seating Charts drawings -- Shit happens : Notes on awkwardness -- Rejective verse -- Breakup letter -- Train of thought -- A few remarks on Rachel Harrison's use of color -- Some thoughts on John Chamberlain -- Why Amelie von Wulffen is funny -- Dear Maria Lassnig -- Carolee Schneemann: Always a painter -- The writings of Carroll Dunham -- Laura Owens -- Delacroix : The sullied enlightenment of the body -- Philip Guston : From garbage cans to God -- Flashlight: The signal of Elizabeth Murray's paintings -- Louise Fishman: Unstraight lines -- The drawings of Cézanne -- Index of drawings -- Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
"This new edition of Faux Pas, the acclaimed collection of writings by Amy Sillman, comes as an expanded edition, with the addition of new essays, including recent texts on Paul Cézanne, Carolee Schneemann, Elizabeth Murray and Louise Fishman. The previously unpublished text from a lecture on drawing complements Sillman's views on color and shape. New drawings from 2020-22 include a selection of works on paper that were part of the artist's installation at the 59th International Venice Biennale, The Milk of Dreams, in 2022. Since the 1970s, Sillman--a beloved and key figure of the New York art scene--has developed a singular body of work that includes large-scale gestural paintings blending abstraction with representation, as well as zines and iPad animations. Over the past decade, Sillman has also produced stimulating essays on the practice of art or the work of other artists: for example, reevaluating the work of the abstract expressionists with a queer eye; elaborating on the role of awkwardness and the body in the artistic process; and discussing in depth the role and meanings of color and shape. Featuring a foreword by Lynne Tillman, Faux Pas gathers a significant selection of Sillman's essays, reviews and lectures, accompanied by drawings, most of them made specially for the book. Faux Pas aims at revealing the coherence and originality of Sillman's reflection, as she addresses the possibilities of art today, favoring excess over good taste, wrestling over dandyism, forms over symbols, with as much critical sense as humor." |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2020 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Sillman, Amy
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Sillman, Amy |
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Art, Modern -- 20th century
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Art, Modern -- 21st century
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Artists' writings
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Art, Modern
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Artists' writings
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| Genre/Form |
Essays
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Essays.
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| Author |
Tillman, Lynne, writer of foreword
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Houette, Charlotte, editor
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Lancien-Guilberteau, Franc̦ois, editor
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Thorel, Benjamin, editor
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| ISBN |
9782492650048 |
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2492650049 |
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