Softback
Publisher: Ridinghouse 2012; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Haus der Kunst, Munich and Serralves, Porto.
ISBN: 978 1 905464 66 1
Dimensions: 28.6 × 24.5 cm | 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in
Pages: 224 pp, 140 full colour ill
£28
One of the founding figures of Conceptual art, and one of its most astute critics, Mel Bochner combines colour and language in his work.
This monograph focuses on the role of colour, the purity of thought and visual pleasure in Bochner’s most recent work – such as his series of paintings in which he used a thesaurus to generate humorous word chains – in relation to the artist's famous works from the 1960s and 1970s.
Alongside over 140 colour illustrations, Achim Borchardt-Hume discusses the role of colour in Bochner’s latest work; Ulrich Wilmes looks at new paintings in relation to past work; João Fernandes explores language; and Briony Fer considers notions of corruption in Bochner’s art.
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