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Amy Sillman : faux pas : selected writings and drawings Amy Sillman ; foreword by Lynne Tillman ; edited by Charlotte Houette, François Lancien-Guilberteau, Benjamin Thorel.

Contributor(s): Paris : After 8 Books, 2020Description: 253 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9782955948651
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Contents:
Lines, gaps, shapes, strokes, jokes, colors, holes... / by Lynne Tillman -- Having a voice : A conversation with Amy Sillman -- On color -- Further notes on shape -- Meaning of symbols -- More meaning of my symbols (Part 2) -- Unpresidented times -- Drawings for the Project, DYKWTCA (Do You Know Where The Children Are?) -- AbEx and disco balls : In defense of abstract expressionism II -- Notes on the diagram -- Seating Charts drawings -- Shit happens : Notes on awkwardness -- Rejective verse -- Breakup letter -- Train of thought -- A few remarks on Rachel Harrison's use of color -- Some thoughts on John Chamberlain -- Why Amelie von Wulffen is funny -- Dear Maria Lassnig -- The writings of Carroll Dunham -- Laura Owens -- Delacroix : The sullied enlightenment of the body -- Philip Guston : From garbage cans to God -- Nine innings : Notes of a color commentator : On nine works by Louise Fishman -- Index of drawings -- Acknowledgements.
Summary: A key figure in the New York art scene, Amy Sillman is renowned for her singular approach to painting and drawing. Her writings extend a practice that challenges traditions and theoretical frameworks with criticality and humor, and advocates subjectivity : she reevaluates Abstract Expressionism with a queer eye, explores the meanings of color and shape, and discusses in depth the work of other artists - from Delacroix to Maria Lassnig to Laura Owens. In Faux Pas, a collection of her most recent essays, alongside her cartoons and original drawings, art - as personal as it is political - is a practice that responds to today's struggles.
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Includes bibliographical references and index of drawings.

Lines, gaps, shapes, strokes, jokes, colors, holes... / by Lynne Tillman -- Having a voice : A conversation with Amy Sillman -- On color -- Further notes on shape -- Meaning of symbols -- More meaning of my symbols (Part 2) -- Unpresidented times -- Drawings for the Project, DYKWTCA (Do You Know Where The Children Are?) -- AbEx and disco balls : In defense of abstract expressionism II -- Notes on the diagram -- Seating Charts drawings -- Shit happens : Notes on awkwardness -- Rejective verse -- Breakup letter -- Train of thought -- A few remarks on Rachel Harrison's use of color -- Some thoughts on John Chamberlain -- Why Amelie von Wulffen is funny -- Dear Maria Lassnig -- The writings of Carroll Dunham -- Laura Owens -- Delacroix : The sullied enlightenment of the body -- Philip Guston : From garbage cans to God -- Nine innings : Notes of a color commentator : On nine works by Louise Fishman -- Index of drawings -- Acknowledgements.

A key figure in the New York art scene, Amy Sillman is renowned for her singular approach to painting and drawing. Her writings extend a practice that challenges traditions and theoretical frameworks with criticality and humor, and advocates subjectivity : she reevaluates Abstract Expressionism with a queer eye, explores the meanings of color and shape, and discusses in depth the work of other artists - from Delacroix to Maria Lassnig to Laura Owens. In Faux Pas, a collection of her most recent essays, alongside her cartoons and original drawings, art - as personal as it is political - is a practice that responds to today's struggles.