{"title":"Sheena Wagstaff","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheena Wagstaff's works delve deeply into the world of contemporary and modern art, offering insightful perspectives on influential artists and cultural movements. Her writing captures the nuances of artistic innovation, making complex ideas accessible to both enthusiasts and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly illustrated texts that blend critical analysis with a passion for visual culture, illuminating the creative processes behind celebrated works. Her books are essential for those interested in the dynamic intersections of art, history, and society within the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gerhard-richter-by-sheena-wagstaff-9781588396853","title":"Gerhard Richter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGerhard Richter\u003c\/em\u003e by Sheena Wagstaff and Benjamin H. D. Buchloh is a lavishly illustrated monograph that spans the entire career of Gerhard Richter, one of the most celebrated contemporary artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book spans the contemporary German artist's six-decade career and serves as a stirring exhibition in its own right. As cited by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, it “[s]pans the contemporary German artist's six-decade career. . . . [A] stirring exhibition in [its] own right.” The \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e also highlights it as a \"[w]eighty catalogue... illuminat[es] some less-visited corners of Richter's oeuvre.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of his acclaimed 60-year career, Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) has employed both representation and abstraction as a means of reckoning with the legacy, collective memory, and national sensibility of post–Second World War Germany, in both broad and very personal terms. This handsomely designed book features approximately 100 of his key canvases, from photo paintings created in the early 1960s to portraits and later large-scale abstract series, as well as select works in glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew essays by eminent scholars address a variety of themes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSheena Wagstaff evaluates the conceptual import of the artist’s technique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBenjamin H. D. Buchloh discusses the poignant Birkenau paintings (2014).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePeter Geimer explores the artist’s enduring interest in photographic imagery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBriony Fer looks at Richter’s family pictures against traditional painting genres and conventions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBrinda Kumar investigates the artist’s engagement with landscape as a site of memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAndré Rottmann considers the impact of randomization and chance on Richter’s abstract works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHal Foster examines the glass and mirror works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs this book demonstrates, Richter’s rich and varied oeuvre is a testament to the continued relevance of painting in contemporary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by The Metropolitan Museum of Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Met Breuer, New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (March 4–July 5, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (August 14, 2020–January 19, 2021)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430799720684,"sku":"9781588396853","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781588396853.jpg?v=1774558566"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sheena-wagstaff.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}