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by: Amy Cappellazzo, Stephen Mueller, Jessica Hough, Sidney Brien, Franz Ackerman, Ricci Albenda, Pedro Barbieto, Linda Besemer, Alex Blau, Greg Bogin, Alex Brown, Ingrid Calame, Sharon Ellis, Jeff Elrod, Carl Fudge, Wayne Gonzales, Jim Isermann, Monique Prieto, John Simon, James N. Wood, David Travis  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 708 EAN: 9781888332148 ISBN: 188833214X Label: The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Manufacturer: The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 84 Publication Date: February 15, 2001 Publisher: The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Release Date: December 02, 2000 Studio: The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: "Glee" is a uniquely designed volume dedicated to new developments in the world of contemporary painting--developments that engage with and reflect advances in digital technology rather than running away from them. Including such already-renowned and up-and-coming painters as Peter Halley, Franz Ackerman, Ricci Albenda, Pedro Barbieto, Linda Besemer, Alex Blau, Greg Bogin, Alex Brown, Ingrid Calame, Sharon Ellis, Jeff Elrod, Carl Fudge, Wayne Gonzales, Jim Isermann, Sarah Morris, Stephen Mueller, Albert Oehlen, Monique Prieto, John F. Simon Jr., and Yek, "Glee" documents how these artists are innovating via the influence of styles as diverse as Op art, Pattern & Decoration, early computer graphics, and late 1960s psychedelia. The catalogue was designed by the rising young firm COMA, and features a gatefold that divides the book into two halves: the first dedicated to the artworks themselves, which folds out, and the second devoted to essays and artist biographies. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Glee captures the exuberance of contemporary art worldThe design of this book is as vivacious as the works in the exhibition. Glee is a brief but striking impression of the work of twenty artists who have embraced digital technology and are using it to refresh and revitalize abstract painting. In her succinct introductory essay, Cappellazzo describes how two of the twenty artists exhibited--namely Jim Isermann and Peter Halley--have been "primary sources" for the other eighteen. Both Halley and Isermann create works that are intellectually complex, ... Read More 
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