Up close in the land of the giants
By: Jo Baer
Publisher: Pace Gallery
Published: 2020
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9781948701334
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Exhibitions; American Art; American Painting
Description: Expanding on the themes introduced in Jo Baer's 2013 catalogue 'In the Land of the Giants' published for the dual exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Ludwig Museum Cologne, Up Close in the Land of the Giants features extended texts, found and drawn images, and paintings by the artist. This new publication provides deep insight into Baer's research-based approach of locating source imagery in the Irish landscape, which has inspired and informed her visual lexicon for two decades. Exhibition: Pace Gallery, New York, USA (06.11-19.12.2020).
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Pace Gallery in New York from November 6, 2019 - December 19, 2020.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Three paintings; title: Interval; title: Three more paintings: in the land of the giants (spirals and stars); title: Illuminations; title: Plates; title: Conclusion; title: Close-ups: a visual lexicon.