
Wes Lang
Everything
Rizzoli International Publications (Publisher)
Published on 28. September 2021
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8478-7080-6 (ISBN)
Description
Wes Lang is an artist whose work bridges the worlds of cutting-edge street culture and nostalgic Americana, invoking references as varied as Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Hell's Angels, Francis Bacon and the Grateful Dead. Oversized and with pull-out gatefold pages, the book is testament to the scope and richness of Lang's work, expansive in its iconography and deceptively intimate in its detail. From drawings made on hotel stationery during his residency at Chateau Marmont a decade ago, to richly layered oil paintings exhibited in Paris this year, Lang's work juxtaposes a textured, painterly style with a playful acceptance of the diversity of his own influences. Edited by the artist himself and with an exploratory essay by the critic Arty Nelson, the book draws on more than 25 years of work, from stark paintings on wood that formed the artist's first exhibition to new sculptures in bronze, unseen series of ink drawings, and images made iconic by his enigmatic commercial collaborations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
220 colour and black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 325 mm
Width: 249 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1996 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8478-7080-6 (9780847870806)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Wes Lang is an American artist living and working in Los Angeles. Arty Nelson is a novelist and essayist who has published writing on contemporary artists from Chris Johanson to Ed Templeton.