Schwartz, Sanford
Artist Stories
- ISBN 13:
- 9781646570362
- author:
- Schwartz, Sanford
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Marquand Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions:
- 23.9 x 17.5 x 3.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sanford Schwartz's latest collection of essays presents large-scale views of artists' ambitions and offers engagingly detailed descriptions of artworks. Written in a conversational style, these pieces aim to speak to both artists, the art world, and a wider audience interested in experiencing artworks more deeply. Schwartz draws on his extensive experience writing about artists, writers, and moviemakers, selecting writings from the past twenty years that have appeared in The New York Review of Books. His observations cover major events and lesser-known gallery exhibitions, providing fresh insights into the work of notable figures such as Willem de Kooning, Louise Bourgeois, and Frida Kahlo. The book is accompanied by forty pages of full-color illustrations of works noted by Schwartz, adding visual depth to his analysis.