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21st century portraits / foreword by Andrew Graham-Dixon ; introduction by Sandy Nairne and Sarah Howgate ; texts and captions by Jo Higgins.

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : National Portrait Gallery, 2013.Description: 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781855144163
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Contents:
Observational portraits: Tomoaki Suzuki ; David Chancellor ; Douglas Gordon ; Rineke Dijkstra ; Bettina von Zwehl ; Richard Learoyd ; Craig Wylie -- Self-portraits: Gavin Turk ; Samuel Fosso ; Tim Noble and Sue Webster ; Michael Landy ; Sophie Calle ; Gillian Wearing -- Commissioned and celebrity portraits: Pierre Bismuth ; Dawn Mellor ; Candice Breitz ; Juergen Teller ; Steven Klein ; Tacita Dean ; Annie Leibovitz ; Julian Opie ; Thomas Struth -- Social portraits: Shadi Ghadirian ; Ben Quilty ; Tracey Moffatt ; Marlene Dumas ; Antony Gormley ; Adrian Ghenie ; Christian Boltanski ; Grayson Perry -- Geopolitics and national identity: Glenn Ligon ; Daniel Boyd ; Hew Locke ; Kutluğ Ataman ; Francis Alÿs ; Shirin Neshat ; Oscar Muñoz ; Steve McQueen -- The body: Jenny Saville ; Lucian Freud ; Sam Taylor-Wood ; Marina Ambramović ; Zhang Huan ; Marc Quinn -- Re-invented portraits: Boo Ritson ; Milena Dragicevic ; Gerhard Richter ; Hendrik Kerstens ; Glenn Brown ; Chantal Joffe.
Summary: With over 150 illustrations from fifty artists, '21st Century Portraits' explores new developments in the representation of the human form and face as well as the continuing appeal of commissioned portraiture. The selection of portraits features cutting-edge new work from the international art community, and reflects an increasing interest in identity worldwide.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Gold 704.942 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00956

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index.

Observational portraits: Tomoaki Suzuki ; David Chancellor ; Douglas Gordon ; Rineke Dijkstra ; Bettina von Zwehl ; Richard Learoyd ; Craig Wylie -- Self-portraits: Gavin Turk ; Samuel Fosso ; Tim Noble and Sue Webster ; Michael Landy ; Sophie Calle ; Gillian Wearing -- Commissioned and celebrity portraits: Pierre Bismuth ; Dawn Mellor ; Candice Breitz ; Juergen Teller ; Steven Klein ; Tacita Dean ; Annie Leibovitz ; Julian Opie ; Thomas Struth -- Social portraits: Shadi Ghadirian ; Ben Quilty ; Tracey Moffatt ; Marlene Dumas ; Antony Gormley ; Adrian Ghenie ; Christian Boltanski ; Grayson Perry -- Geopolitics and national identity: Glenn Ligon ; Daniel Boyd ; Hew Locke ; Kutluğ Ataman ; Francis Alÿs ; Shirin Neshat ; Oscar Muñoz ; Steve McQueen -- The body: Jenny Saville ; Lucian Freud ; Sam Taylor-Wood ; Marina Ambramović ; Zhang Huan ; Marc Quinn -- Re-invented portraits: Boo Ritson ; Milena Dragicevic ; Gerhard Richter ; Hendrik Kerstens ; Glenn Brown ; Chantal Joffe.

With over 150 illustrations from fifty artists, '21st Century Portraits' explores new developments in the representation of the human form and face as well as the continuing appeal of commissioned portraiture. The selection of portraits features cutting-edge new work from the international art community, and reflects an increasing interest in identity worldwide.