Unrealism: New Figurative Painting
By (Author) Jeffrey Deitch
By (author) Aria Dean
Rizzoli International Publications
Rizzoli International Publications
1st October 2019
1st October 2019
United States
General
Non Fiction
Paintings and painting
759
Hardback
288
Width 229mm, Height 279mm
The best new figurative painting of the last five years, represented here by an exciting young generation of artists and vital practitioners, reflects the startling return of the oldest art form to address the challenge of contemporary representation through expressionistic compositions and new techniques reflecting digital fluency.
Jeffrey Deitch is a leading New York and Los Angeles-based art dealer and curator. Deitch's writings have appeared in several books, among them, the highly acclaimed Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture.
Aria Dean is assistant curator of net art and digital culture at Rhizome.Johanna Fateman is a writer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.Alison Gingeras is a curator and writer, based in New York and Warsaw.