{"product_id":"9780847832491","title":"Anna Weyant","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eElderfield, John; Fry, Naomi; Owens, Yvonne; Steed, Edward; Weyant, Anna\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGagosian \/ Rizzoli\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eCapturing the   development of a rising star in the art world, \u003ci\u003eAnna Weyant\u003c\/i\u003e unveils the   artist’s sharp-witted commentary on the representation of women in pop   culture and the art historical canon. This book chronicles six years of   Weyant’s artistic output and is the most comprehensive publication about her   painting practice to date.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Weyant\u003c\/i\u003e is the first monograph   published by Gagosian that is devoted to the New York-based artist best-known   for her precisely rendered figures with their creamy curves and soft beauty, which   simmer with the tensions between feminine sexuality and purity, tragedy, and   comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a dark sense of humor, Weyant unpicks the   tropes and traditions of art historical representation, interrupting   masculine expectations to often absurd and excruciating effect. Particularly   drawn to the uncertainties of adolescence, the artist captures young females   in situations of intimate weirdness and catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resonance of art history and the effect of   doubling are topics discussed in essays by both John Elderfield and Yvonne   Owens. Elderfield explores the meaning of the uncanny in film, painting, and   sculpture, examining the strangeness of familiarity, and the difference   between a real figure and a porcelain doll or an automaton. Owens highlights   the pictorial devices reimagined by Weyant, including the still life and   seductive symbols of \u003ci\u003evanitas\u003c\/i\u003e and memento mori.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaomi Fry describes the potential violence of the   double and the menace of everyday objects in Weyant’s world, which she   compares to “a velvet-lined jewel box softly sealed shut.” With wry reference   to pop culture, Fry asserts the subtle differences and multiple viewpoints   that reveal the painter’s virtuosity and the fullness of female experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a conversation between Weyant and Edward   Steed, the artist and the acclaimed cartoonist for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e discuss the awkwardness of fame, the sweet spot of comedy, and the   indescribable nature of a great work of art.","brand":"Gagosian \/ Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44868836425983,"sku":"9780847832491","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780847832491_s600x595.jpg?v=1782319932","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780847832491","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}