Capturing the Moment
A Journey Through Painting and Photography
Published on 28. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-84976-898-6 (ISBN)
Description
The arrival of photography changed the course of painting forever. In this publication, the dynamic relationship between the two mediums is explored through some of the most iconic artworks of recent times.
From the expressive paintings of Pablo Picasso and Paula Rego to striking photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Jeff Wall, we see how these art forms have responded to and shaped each other in ways both small and large. We also discover how the boundaries between painting and photography have been blurred to create new and exciting modes of expression, such as Pauline Boty's pop paintings, Andy Warhol's silkscreen prints, the photorealist works of Gerhard Richter, or Andreas Gursky's large-scale panoramic photographs.
Featuring contributions from the artists featured as well as a series of spotlight essays by some of today's most exciting writers, Capturing the Moment provides a fresh and engaging overview of the relationship between the brush and the lens, and the way in which artists have turned to painting and photography to capture moments in time.
From the expressive paintings of Pablo Picasso and Paula Rego to striking photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Jeff Wall, we see how these art forms have responded to and shaped each other in ways both small and large. We also discover how the boundaries between painting and photography have been blurred to create new and exciting modes of expression, such as Pauline Boty's pop paintings, Andy Warhol's silkscreen prints, the photorealist works of Gerhard Richter, or Andreas Gursky's large-scale panoramic photographs.
Featuring contributions from the artists featured as well as a series of spotlight essays by some of today's most exciting writers, Capturing the Moment provides a fresh and engaging overview of the relationship between the brush and the lens, and the way in which artists have turned to painting and photography to capture moments in time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
58 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 189 mm
Width: 270 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84976-898-6 (9781849768986)
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Beatriz Garcia-Velasco is Assistant Curator, International Art at Tate Modern. She has worked on a range of exhibitions, live performances, commissions and film programmes, and develops the Tate collection through the Latin American Acquisition Committee. Selected projects include the upcoming Frida Kahlo: The Making of An Icon (2026); Mike Kelley: Ghost & Spirit (2024-5); Capturing the Moment (2023-4); and Cecilia Vicuna: Brain Forest Quipu Hyundai Commission (2022-3). Through her involvement with Tate Film, Beatriz has also worked with pioneering living artists. She is editor and writer of publications including the Capturing the Moment exhibition catalogue and the Preemptive Listening special issue of the Disclaimer journal. Maria Balshaw is Director of Tate. Previously, she was Director of the Whitworth, University of Manchester; Director of Manchester City Galleries; and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council. Maria is Chair of the National Museum Directors' Council and is a Trustee of the Factory International Board in Manchester. She is also a member of the Women Leaders in Museums Network and a member of the Bizot group of leading global museums. In 2015, she was awarded a CBE for services to the arts.
Jo Applin is Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, where she is also Director of the Centre for American Art. She writes on modern and contemporary art.
Sean Burns is an artist, editor and writer based in London. He is the author of Look Again: Death (2023, Tate Publishing).
Brian Dillon is an Irish writer and critic based in London. His writing has appeared in frieze, ArtForum, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian and the London Review of Books.
Ismail Einashe is a journalist and writer whose work on migration and refugee issues has won multiple awards. He was written for numerous publications, including the Guardian, BBC News, Foreign Policy, the Sunday Times, frieze and ArtReview. He is the author of Look Again: Strangers (2023, Tate Publishing).
Martin Gayford is a writer, critic and curator. He was co-author with David Hockney of A History of Pictures (2016) and Spring Cannot Be Cancelled (2021) and co-curator of the exhibition Hockney's Eye at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Amelia Groom is a Berlin-based writer and art historian. Her book Beverly Buchanan: Marsh Ruins was published in 2021.
Vanessa Peterson is a writer and editor based in London. She is associate editor of frieze magazine.
Barry Schwabsky is an art critic and poet based in New York City. He is the art critic for The Nation and co-editor of international reviews for Artforum.
Jo Applin is Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, where she is also Director of the Centre for American Art. She writes on modern and contemporary art.
Sean Burns is an artist, editor and writer based in London. He is the author of Look Again: Death (2023, Tate Publishing).
Brian Dillon is an Irish writer and critic based in London. His writing has appeared in frieze, ArtForum, the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian and the London Review of Books.
Ismail Einashe is a journalist and writer whose work on migration and refugee issues has won multiple awards. He was written for numerous publications, including the Guardian, BBC News, Foreign Policy, the Sunday Times, frieze and ArtReview. He is the author of Look Again: Strangers (2023, Tate Publishing).
Martin Gayford is a writer, critic and curator. He was co-author with David Hockney of A History of Pictures (2016) and Spring Cannot Be Cancelled (2021) and co-curator of the exhibition Hockney's Eye at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Amelia Groom is a Berlin-based writer and art historian. Her book Beverly Buchanan: Marsh Ruins was published in 2021.
Vanessa Peterson is a writer and editor based in London. She is associate editor of frieze magazine.
Barry Schwabsky is an art critic and poet based in New York City. He is the art critic for The Nation and co-editor of international reviews for Artforum.