On the occassion of an exhibition of the same name on view at Barbican Art Gallery, London, February 16-May 21, 2023. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction / Will Gompertz & Eleanor Nairne -- The toucher touching touched / Eleanor Nairne -- A letter to Alice Neel / Hilton Als -- Without wax / Daisy Lafarge -- Chronology / Andrew de Brún.
Summary:
Alice Neel was one of the great American painters of the twentieth century and a pioneer among women artists. A painter of people, landscape and still life, Neel was never fashionable or in step with avant-garde movements. "One of the reasons I painted was to catch life as it goes by," she explained, "right hot off the griddle." This beautifully designed volume takes a unique approach to the exhibition catalog, highlighting Neel's understanding of the fundamentally political nature of how we look at others, and what it means to feel seen. Long a favorite of portrait lovers, Neel has recently gained an even wider 21st-century audience appreciative of the searing candor with which she viewed the world, the depth of her humanity, and her championing of the underdog. This beautifully produced catalog features a thoroughly modern design, as well as an essay by renowned critic Hilton Als and poetry by Daisy Lafarge. Exhibition: Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom (16.02. - 21.05.2023).
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