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. From simon lee gallery, george condo, mental states 7 2000, oil on canvas, 60. So imagine my surprise at mental states, a threedecade survey of new. In 2011, the new museum, new york, presented the retrospective exhibition, mental states. Luckily george condo, the man responsible sat down with new york magazine to explain what the what is.
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. 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. 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. Text by ralph rugoff, laura hoptman, will self, david means. 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. In the last five years his work has also crossed into commercial. Painter and sculptor george condo born 1957 has inhabited a broad swath of. Enormously prolific, condo also has produced sculpture, collages, drawings, and prints. Nov 23, 2017 george condo gives advices to young artists on how to find their own way, their own self. Trump can no longer resist thirdwheeling kellyanne conway.
Nov 18, 2016 a confrontation, though, doesnt indicate a disconnect among condo and his predecessors and current showmates. Ralph rugoff, laura hoptman, will self, george condo, david means. 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. Paintings and drawings, september 15 through october 21, 1995. Exhibition catalogue, london, hayward gallery, george condo. George condo states of mind 2006 available for sale. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. 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.
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. Patrick painter gallery george condo mental states. Art history books are filled with factual information about popular artists and art movements. George condo, works on paper 2015 exhibition xavier. Oct 11, 2011 called mental states, its the first condo retrospective to go on tour. The mental states of george condo art agenda phaidon. January 30 march 7, 1998 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. George conway pens massive takedown warning about trumps. Organized by theme, and including 100 images of artworks in addition to writings by will self, david means. 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.
George condo american, born 1957 george condo american, b. The artist has also been influential in the world of fashion, the music industry, and the field of street culture. Hayward gallery director and curator ralph rugoff reveals all about an incredibly resonant and. A new book from the brooklyn rail a collection of essays on.
Mental states german hardcover january 1, 2012 by george condo author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. George condo 33 breaking free from the tradition youtube. The american artist was visiting berlin after finishing a suite of ink drawings. New york artist, george condo, has been causing a stir on the art scene with his provocative work since the early 1980s. Feb 10, 2014 l ast may, george condo had a neardeath experience. Condo, george article about condo, george by the free. The story behind george condos rise to market dominance artsy. Facebook, 201718 acrylic, oil and pigment stick on linen, in three parts. Mental states at the hayward gallery, 18 october8 january. 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. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
George condo is a prolific painter whose career spans almost three decades. Sculpture by thomas kellein hatje kanz, george condo. I guess my immune system was down and i was in a weird state. Comparing several periods in painting, referring to picasso, matisse, cezanne, lawrence weiner or the. 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. Mental states 1 by will self, laura hoptman, david means, ralph rugoff isbn. Mental states presents what the artist has called a conceptual survey of work over the past thirty years. London in light of the recent covid19 developments, simon lee gallery in london, hong kong and new york will be closed. 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. Books about art movements cover the movement from beginning to end. 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. One hundred women hatje kanz, and in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title, george condo.
On tuesday night am attended the private opening of mental states at the new museum in new york. Ralph rugoff is director of the hayward gallery, london. 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. Any great artist is a sum total of the artists who came before him, he says. Condominium appeared on a booklist of influential florida themed books, so i decided to give it a read. George condo explains his 5 kanye west album covers. His line etchings and drawings display his virtuosity as a draftsman. New museum, 235 bowery, at prince street, lower east side. The speech earned him an offer to join the condo board. George condo wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. 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. 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.
Two london shows for us artist george condo wallpaper. George condo has stood out since the 1980s as an artist whose practice is grounded firmly in the history of figurative painting. Learn about van gogh, rembrandt, and more, and find allencompassing books covering more than one artist. See the imaginary portraits of george condo 2002 and george condo. The madcap world of george condo in pictures art and. Several monographs have been published, including the imaginary portraits of george condo powerhouse, george condo. Condo s first institutional career survey in new york, is on view at the new museum. 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. As early as 1985, an entry in andy warhols diaries refers to the twentysevenyearold condo as this poor artist who has a room. 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. Conway is known for questioning the presidents competence and mental state. 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. We ship worldwide at cost to the rest of the world. A new show that puts george condo next to picasso the.
George condo mental states artbook dap 2011 catalog books. The way i think in 1999, condo received an academy award from the american academy of arts and letters. Laura hoptman is senior curator at the new museum, new york. George condo mental states museum boijmans van beuningen. Perhaps i should have thought twice about reading a 447 page book about florida condo dwellers in the lead up to a giant hurricane. See available paintings, works on paper, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. Organized by theme, and including 100 images of artworks in addition to writings by will self, david means, ralph rugoff and laura.
George condo born 1957 in concord, new hampshire is an american contemporary visual artist working in the mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. George condo retrospective opens at the hayward gallery. 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. A new show that puts george condo next to picasso the new. Mental states encompasses works from the last three decades. Condo and his wife, anna, a filmmaker, and their daughters, eleonore, twenty, and raphaelle, sixteen, live in a rented, slightly run down. Isbn 9781853322891 9781853322891 hardcover, hayward gallery publishing, 2011 george condo. Guggenheim museum, new york and the albrightknox museum in. Mental states the master of 80s remix style returns. George condo is a contemporary american artist known for his unique figurative paintings and prints.
George condo, works on paper 2015 exhibition xavier hufkens. 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. 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. His work has influenced a whole generation of artists. In 2010 george condo collaborated with us hip hop star kanye west and made a series of paintings which were used as album covers.
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