Yale University Press / Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, 2017, relié sous jaquette illustrée, 128 pp., (27,3 x 22,9 cm - 1 kg).
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and curated by Karen Wilkin and Marcelle Polednik, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, January 28-May 14, 2017, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, June 16-September 10, 2017.
This is the first full-length book devoted to Hofmann’s works on paper, presenting a valuable new perspective from which to appreciate the achievements of this giant of postwar art. More than fifty examples from across his long career and from many genres—including self-portraits, figural studies, interiors, landscapes, and abstractions—are all attractively illustrated in color. In addition, works in different stages of finish, from rough sketches to polished pieces, offer an intimate glimpse into Hofmann’s methods and creative process.
Karen Wilkin is a New York–based curator and critic specializing in 20th-century modernism. Marcelle Polednik is Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Diana Greenwold is the assistant curator of American art at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. |