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Mark Wallinger (Bilingual edition)

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This bilingual catalogue accompanies the first exhibition of British artist Mark Wallinger's paintings in Switzerland, focusing on his large-scale Action Paintings and new polychrome small-scale works. It explores themes of light and movement, drawing inspiration from both Wallinger's techniques and the Museum Langmatt's Impressionist collection. The performative nature of these paintings is emphasised through sweeping, paint-laden gestures and the innovative use of plasticine to create textured, relief-like effects.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for enthusiasts of contemporary art and action painting, as well as those interested in the intersection of performative art and traditional painting techniques.

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Accompanying the first exhibition of outstanding British artist Mark Wallinger's paintings in Switzerland, this catalogue focuses on his large-scale Action Paintings, complemented by a series of new, polychrome small-scale paintings.

Despite their many differences from the works of French Impressionism, the collection of the Museum Langmatt is centred around light and movement, which remain the central elements here as well.

A homage to the term coined by Harold Rosenberg, who claimed that for action painters the canvas was not a representation but an extension of the mind itself, these performative works move from image to action. Created by sweeping paint-laden hands across the canvas in active freeform gestures, they make intense reference to the body, intensified by the use of plasticine which creates soft, relief-like effects.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775753043

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 October 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 85 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Markus Stegmann
  • Designed by groenlandbasel
  • Text by Mark Hudson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 128

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