Overview

This book presents approximately 100 colour portraits of artists from all over the world, whom the photographer Philippe Chancel has met in the last fifteen years. There are the stars of the worldwide art scene such as Jeff Koons, Frank Stella, James Turrel, Matthew Barney, Pierre Soulages, Christian Boltanski, Giuseppe Penone, Miguel Barcelo, Christian Combas...The constellation of artistic stars does not exclude lesser-known figures whose work is just as interesting. The selection goes from people close to raw art, to living icons of the neo-avant-gardes, most in view on the contemporary scene. ""Far from seeking to show the works in progress, Philippe Chancel's portraits focus on the artists themselves, in their creative environment or elsewhere, in an approach to contemporary portraiture that is derived from documentary photography. He makes modest portraits of contemporary artists, choosing artists in particular because, although he has photographed all sorts of people, he still finds that artists are placed in the freest and most interesting position 'at the heart of things',"" Laurence Bertrand Dorleac, in an essay written for this book. This fast-paced book, in which each photograph is beautiful and mysterious enough to stand alone while transporting us into a strange, surprising world, ultimately shows the way a photographer and a group of artists see the world today: it shows the man at the origin of the work. His wrinkles, his worries, his desires, fears and disasters.

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Author:   Philippe Chancel ,  Laurence Bertrand Dorleac
Publisher:   Five Continents Editions
Imprint:   Five Continents Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 23.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.451kg
ISBN:  

9788874392230

ISBN 10:   8874392230
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Artists featured:; Raymond Hains; Wang Du; Christian Boltanski; Gilles Barbier; Pablo Reinoso; Claude Closky; Thomas Hirschorn; Antoni Tapies; Pierre Soulages; James Lee Byars; Alain Sechas; Jeff Koons; Malcolm Morley; Pierre Huygues; Laurance Wiener; Gottfried Honegger; Martine Aballea; Ange Leccia; Natacha Lesueur; Jean-Pierre Raynaud; Buddy and Herhe Di Rosa; Javier Perez; Ben Vauthier; Anri Sala; Rebecca Young; Cesar; Vincent Corpet; Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster; Gerard Garouste; Truong Tan; Cheri Samba; Les freres Ripoulins; Pierre and Gilles; Marc Couturier; Wim Delvoye; Gerard Traquandi; Fabrice Hybert; Maibritt Ulvedal Bjeke; Michael Lin; Miguel Chevalier; Jean-Jacques Lebel; Melik Ohanian; Douglas Gordon; Paella Chimicos; Francois Morellet; Aurele; Thomas Shutte; Speedy Graphito; Christopher Wool; Felice Varini; Pascal Margot; Aurelie Nemours; Yang Pei-Ming; Tony Oursler; Bernard Rancillac; Malik Sidibe; Pierre Szekely; Florence Blocher; Hugo Rondinone; Matthew Barney; Jan Voss; Telemaque; Pierre Alechinsky; Gary Hill; Claude Leveque; Miguel Barcelo; Michael Verjux; Nina Childress; Richard Serra; Tiga; Andres Serrano; Thierry Kunzel; Michal Rovner; Nam June Paik; Roni Horn; Eva and Adele; Claire-Jeanne Jezequel; Richard Antilhomme; Giuseppe Penone; Zao Wou-ki; Malachi Farrel; Jean-Marc Bustamante; James Turrel; Bertrand Lavier; Ghada Amer; Boris Achour; Frank Stella; Orlan; Anish Kapoor; Joel Ducorroy; Annette Messanger; Huang Yong Ping; Jacques de la Villegle; Olivier Mosset; Ousamane Sow; Ceeseppe; Robert Combas; Manuel Mandive; Dominique Larrivaz; Ricardo Mosner; Joel Hubaut; Doub Aitken

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