Mel Bochner
If the Colour Changes
Ridinghouse (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-905464-66-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published in conjunction with a major retrospective, this monograph takes colour as its guiding thread to highlight Mel Bochner's rich and thought-provoking approach to photography, installation and painting.
One of the founding figures of Conceptual art, and one of its most astute critics, Mel Bochner combines colour and language in his work.
This monograph focuses on the role of colour, purity of thought and visual pleasure in Bochner's most recent work - such as a series of paintings in which he used a thesaurus to generate humorous word chains - and relates it back to the artist's renowned works from the 1960s and 1970s.
Alongside 140 colour illustrations, Achim Borchardt-Hume discusses the role of colour in Bochner's recent work; Joao Fernandes explores language; Ulrich Wilmes looks at new paintings in relation to past work; and Briony Fer considers notions of corruption in Bochner's art.
One of the founding figures of Conceptual art, and one of its most astute critics, Mel Bochner combines colour and language in his work.
This monograph focuses on the role of colour, purity of thought and visual pleasure in Bochner's most recent work - such as a series of paintings in which he used a thesaurus to generate humorous word chains - and relates it back to the artist's renowned works from the 1960s and 1970s.
Alongside 140 colour illustrations, Achim Borchardt-Hume discusses the role of colour in Bochner's recent work; Joao Fernandes explores language; Ulrich Wilmes looks at new paintings in relation to past work; and Briony Fer considers notions of corruption in Bochner's art.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
140 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 245 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1383 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-905464-66-1 (9781905464661)
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Achim Borchardt-Hume was Director of Exhibitions at London's Tate Modern. Prior to this, he worked at several London museums: as Chief Curator of Whitechapel Gallery and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Tate, along with roles at the Barbican Art Gallery and Serpentine Gallery. Borchardt-Hume died in 2021.
Joao Fernandes is the Director of the Instituto Moreira Salles in Brazil. He was formerly Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid and the Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Serralves in Porto, Portugal.
Ulrich Wilmes is the former Chief Curator at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. He previously held senior roles at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Munich's Lenbachhaus and Portikus in Frankfurt.
Briony Fer is a UK-based art historian, critic and curator whose research focuses on Modern and Contemporary art. Fer is Professor of History of Art at University College London.
Joao Fernandes is the Director of the Instituto Moreira Salles in Brazil. He was formerly Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid and the Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Serralves in Porto, Portugal.
Ulrich Wilmes is the former Chief Curator at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. He previously held senior roles at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Munich's Lenbachhaus and Portikus in Frankfurt.
Briony Fer is a UK-based art historian, critic and curator whose research focuses on Modern and Contemporary art. Fer is Professor of History of Art at University College London.