In Parkett 65: Space distinguishes the pictures in this issue,
not meaning
the illusionism that sees the picture as a window through which we look,
but rather a breathing space, a field of freedom created with great care
by John Currin, Laura Owens, and Michael Raedecker.
Ironically, that
sentence recalls an artistic movement of the past in which explosive
gesture prevailed. Here, the opposite is true.
In the section on John Currin, Keith Seward takes on his early
nudes and
the genre of nude painting. Mark van de Walle looks at his recent work
that has gone beyond the breasts and babes, to men, kitsch, and more art
history. Swiss novelist Sibylle Berg completes the section with a poetic
reflection that could have been authored by one of Currins painted
ladies.
For Laura Owens collaboration section, curator Russell
Ferguson takes us
into the L.A. painters studio and follows the progress of one of her
recent works, from sketch to finished canvas. Benjamin Weissman
contributed an original story, Monkey Man Killer, inspired by
Owens
paintings. Mungo Thomson, a friend of the artist, discusses her painting
philosophy and her varied approach to making works specifically tailored
for every space and situation.
On Michael Raedecker, Bert Verschaffel investigates his painting
strategy
and the unsettling effect of Raedeckers evocative
paintings. Terry
Myers explores Raedeckers sampling method derived from his
music,
fashion and artistic backgrounds that all meet on the canvas. Writer and
novelist Dave Eggers wrote a story about a boy and his father to
complement Raedecker and his winter-like paintings.
Also in this issue: Kurt W. Forster on Jeff Wall and Herzog & de
Meurons
Dominus Winery; Robert Storr on the relationship of Dieter Roth &
Dorothy
Iannone, and Konrad Bitterli on Swiss-American video artists Teresa
Hubbard/Alexander Birchler.
Plus: Les Infos du Paradis: Christina Végh on Markéta
Othová; Cumulus from
America: Olav Westphalen on Mirroring Evil at the Jewish Museum,
New
York; Cumulus from Europe: Thomas Hahn on Metzger/Zimmerman/de Perrot;
Balkon: Sheena Wagstaff on Artemisia Gentileschi; and a photographic
Insert by musician Lou Reed.
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