Massa Confusa: The Art of Christian Rex van Minnen

Name: Massa Confusa: The Art of Christian Rex van Minnen
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9782374951393
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By Christian Rex van Minnen

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Massa Confusa offers an immersive journey into the provocative and intricate artwork of Christian Rex van Minnen. Renowned for his challenging and thought-provoking paintings, van Minnen explores themes of human attraction and repulsion, identity, and the fragile male ego. This deluxe art book showcases a collection of his visually stunning and unsettling pieces, reflecting the artist's personal contemplations and inviting readers to confront the grotesque aspects of the human condition.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of contemporary art, collectors, and readers interested in psychological and cultural themes expressed through visual art.

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Enter the world of contemporary art's new idol.

Christian Rex van Minnen's art is challenging, intriguing, and disturbing. His provocative paintings depict the dynamic attraction and repulsion of mankind, often leaving the viewer deep in contemplative euphoria. Since his first solo exhibition in 2009, his work has been shown extensively around the world, garnering a cult following of admirers who are deeply moved by his honest paintings, often reflecting the artist's own thoughts about the fragile male ego and what it means to identify as a white American man.

Van Minnen's first foray into showcasing his delightfully complex work, Massa Confusa: The Art of Christian Rex van Minnen is a deluxe art book filled with beautiful paintings that raise questions around our identity while also bringing out the grotesque from within all of us.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9782374951393

Publisher: Cernunnos

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 February 2020

Country: France

Imprint: Cernunnos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 228.0mm

Height: 294.0mm

Weight: 1930g

Pages: 256

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Arts & Culture Christian Rex van Minnen Non-Fiction

About the Author

Christian Rex van Minnen was born in Providence, RI, in 1980 and received his BA from Regis University, Denver, in 2002. He has exhibited throughout the US and internationally and in 2017 was awarded an Artist-in-Residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, CO. Van Minnen is represented by Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles and Gallery Poulsen in Copenhagen.

Recent exhibitions include con-figuration, a group exhibit at Postmasters, NY; Juxtapoz x Superflat, co-curated by Takashi Murakami & Evan Pricco at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver; and Enantiodromia, a solo show at Gallery Poulsen in Copenhagen. Public collections include: Denver Art Museum, Djurhuus Collection, The Christine & Andy Hall Collection, Colección Solo, and the Richard B. Sachs Collection. Van Minnen currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.