Divided into four sections, each of which examines a particular theme or genre central to his work, the exhibition reveals his tragicomic vision. Mental states, i was struck by the painters relentless engagement with all sorts of art historical genres, from. Condo s first institutional career survey in new york, is on view at the new museum. See available paintings, works on paper, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. George conway pens massive takedown warning about trumps.
Mental states german hardcover january 1, 2012 by george condo author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The artist has also been influential in the world of fashion, the music industry, and the field of street culture. Oct 18, 2011 18 october 2011 8 january 2012 hayward gallery since his emergence in new yorks east village in the early 1980s, george condo has developed a provocative body of work that, for all its. Two london shows for us artist george condo wallpaper. George condo american, born 1957 george condo american, b. Ralph rugoff is director of the hayward gallery, london. Feb 10, 2014 l ast may, george condo had a neardeath experience. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A new book from the brooklyn rail a collection of essays on.
Organized by theme, and including 100 images of artworks in addition to writings by will self, david means, ralph rugoff and laura. Will self is a british writer whose books include my idea of fun 1993, great apes 1997, how the dead live 2000 and the book of dave 2007. Ralph rugoff published to coincide with a major exhibition in the usa and europe, this book surveys artist george condos career, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of sculptural. Since his emergence in new yorks east village in the early 1980s, george condo has developed a provocative body of work that, for all its outlandish humour and outrageousness, is. Regularly presenting us with a vast painted world populated with a cast of characters with deformed facial and bodily features, george condo is a contemporary american artist best known for his signature brand of figuration which emphasizes fractured faces and aggressive imagery. George condo has stood out since the 1980s as an artist whose practice is grounded firmly in the history of figurative painting. George condo, works on paper 2015 exhibition xavier. Mental states at the hayward gallery, 18 october8 january. Any great artist is a sum total of the artists who came before him, he says.
George condo is a prolific painter whose career spans almost three decades. George condo 33 breaking free from the tradition youtube. Condo, george article about condo, george by the free. In 2010 george condo collaborated with us hip hop star kanye west and made a series of paintings which were used as album covers. Several monographs have been published, including the imaginary portraits of george condo powerhouse, george condo. Conway is known for questioning the presidents competence and mental state. Condominium appeared on a booklist of influential florida themed books, so i decided to give it a read. Laura hoptman is senior curator at the new museum, new york. See the imaginary portraits of george condo 2002 and george condo. Learn about van gogh, rembrandt, and more, and find allencompassing books covering more than one artist. In the last five years his work has also crossed into commercial. Text by ralph rugoff, laura hoptman, will self, david means. His work has influenced a whole generation of artists.
Books about art movements cover the movement from beginning to end. From simon lee gallery, george condo, mental states 7 2000, oil on canvas, 60. Trump can no longer resist thirdwheeling kellyanne conway. Condo and his wife, anna, a filmmaker, and their daughters, eleonore, twenty, and raphaelle, sixteen, live in a rented, slightly run down. On tuesday night am attended the private opening of mental states at the new museum in new york. The way i think in 1999, condo received an academy award from the american academy of arts and letters. George condo 1957 united states is an artist born in 1957 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1986, at sothebys, and the most recent auction result is a drawingwatercolor sold in 2020. The exhibition is the first major us survey of works by george condo with a over 80 paintings and sculptures spanning 1982 to current day by the adventurous and imaginative artist utilizing two floors of the spacious museum, condo s work was separated into multiple areas. George condo mental states museum boijmans van beuningen. Nov 23, 2017 george condo gives advices to young artists on how to find their own way, their own self. The mental states of george condo art agenda phaidon. In 2011, the new museum, new york, presented the retrospective exhibition, mental states. Guggenheim museum, new york and the albrightknox museum in.
George condo wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Ralph rugoff, laura hoptman, will self, george condo, david means. Oct 11, 2011 called mental states, its the first condo retrospective to go on tour. So imagine my surprise at mental states, a threedecade survey of new. George condo mental states artbook dap 2011 catalog books. When udo kittelmann, the director of berlins nationalgalerie, initially floated the idea of an exhibition that would position george condo s work against pieces from museum berggruens 20th. Luckily george condo, the man responsible sat down with new york magazine to explain what the what is. The speech earned him an offer to join the condo board. Art history books are filled with factual information about popular artists and art movements. George condo is a contemporary american artist known for his unique figurative paintings and prints. The story behind george condos rise to market dominance artsy. New york artist, george condo, has been causing a stir on the art scene with his provocative work since the early 1980s. Most of us are familiar with the controversial cover of my dark twisted fantasy, which has been banned in north america, and depicts kanye getting a lap dance from a nude harpy, but condo goes on to explain the other covers he created.
George condo explains his 5 kanye west album covers. Organized by theme, and including 100 images of artworks in addition to writings by will self, david means. Nov 18, 2016 a confrontation, though, doesnt indicate a disconnect among condo and his predecessors and current showmates. Painter and sculptor george condo born 1957 has inhabited a broad swath of cultural contexts over his threedecade career, from the early1980s east village scene to a collaboration with william burroughs to making album cover art for phish and, most recently, kanye west. May 30, 2018 the mugrabi family, as of 2014, owned more than 100 works by condo, according to don thompsons book the supermodel and the brillo box. Sculpture by thomas kellein hatje kanz, george condo. Exhibition catalogue, london, hayward gallery, george condo. As early as 1985, an entry in andy warhols diaries refers to the twentysevenyearold condo as this poor artist who has a room.
We ship worldwide at cost to the rest of the world. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. His line etchings and drawings display his virtuosity as a draftsman. Patrick painter gallery george condo mental states. Condos portraiture was the subject of the 2011 2012 mental states, a midcareer survey exhibition which traveled from the new museum, new york to the museum boijmans van beuningen, rotterdam, netherlands, hayward gallery, london, united kingdom, and schirn kunsthalle, frankfurt, germany. A new show that puts george condo next to picasso the. The madcap world of george condo in pictures art and. Published to coincide with a major exhibition in the usa and europe, this book surveys artist george condos career, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of sculptural busts made in precious substances such as gold and bronze. Mental states text by ralph rugoff, laura hoptman, will. Mental states, its main focus is on the portraits, and on works that deal with the manicdepressive melodramas of condoland.
One hundred women hatje kanz, and in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title, george condo. Penulis fiksi amerika serikat, david means juga menggunakan lukisan condo, the fallen butler 2010 sebagai inspirasi dari cerita pendek karyanya berjudul the butlers lament, yang muncul pada katalog pameran mental states, survei seniman patung dan lukisan yang diselenggarakan oleh galeri hayward di london dan new museum di new york pada 2011. George condo states of mind 2006 available for sale. Hayward gallery director and curator ralph rugoff reveals all about an incredibly resonant and. Mental states surveys the artists career from 1982 to the present day, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of sculptural busts made in materials such as gold and bronze. His work is in the permanent collections of the museum of modern art, new york, the whitney museum of american art, the solomon r. His 2011 retrospective mental states, shown at the new museum in new york and londons hayward gallery, drew enormous crowds and received more than its fair share of attention, while last year saw his gargantuan black and white rendering of a court jester draped over the facade of the metropolitan opera house to publicise its production of. Drawing on the traditional rhetoric of portraiture, condo imbues his invented subjects with a compelling psychological presence ralph rugoff, the mental states of america, in. New museum, 235 bowery, at prince street, lower east side. At 11,337 words unfit for office is a massive, deepdive, examplefilled investigation into president donald trumps mental stability and connection with reality or lack thereof. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. A new show that puts george condo next to picasso the new. London in light of the recent covid19 developments, simon lee gallery in london, hong kong and new york will be closed.
George condo born 1957 in concord, new hampshire is an american contemporary visual artist working in the mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. Published to coincide with a major exhibition in the usa and europe, this book surveys artist george condo s career, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of sculptural busts made in precious substances such as gold and bronze. Mental states presents what the artist has called a conceptual survey of work over the past thirty years. I guess my immune system was down and i was in a weird state. The american artist was visiting berlin after finishing a suite of ink drawings.
He borrows liberally but meticulously from the techniques of iconic artists ranging from giovanni battista tiepolo to pablo picasso, and among his chief strengths is an ability to manipulate such artists methods to. Organized by theme, and including 100 images of artworks in addition to writings by will self, david means, ralph rugoff and laura hoptman, this volume explores condos relationship to art. Painter and sculptor george condo born 1957 has inhabited a broad swath of. Mental states surveys the artists career from 1982 to the present day, focusing on his portrait paintings but also including a selection of sculptural busts made in. Isbn 9781853322891 9781853322891 hardcover, hayward gallery publishing, 2011 george condo. Enormously prolific, condo also has produced sculpture, collages, drawings, and prints. Perhaps i should have thought twice about reading a 447 page book about florida condo dwellers in the lead up to a giant hurricane. Comparing several periods in painting, referring to picasso, matisse, cezanne, lawrence weiner or the. Facebook, 201718 acrylic, oil and pigment stick on linen, in three parts. Mental states music city news magazine march 1980 george jones on cover the sound of a city heard around the world, volume xvii no. Mental states encompasses works from the last three decades.
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