Art Books
PAINTERS JOURNAL
By John GanzThe first thing that youll be sure to notice upon picking up Joshua Abelows Painters Journal for the first time is that its impossible to put down. The overall effect of the book is something equal parts irresistible and nauseating. And probably best compared to eating a bag of potato chips.
DENISE GREEN: AN ARTISTS ODYSSEY
By Juliet HelmkeChristof Trepeschs chapter in Denise Green: An Artists Odyssey, a collection of essays on the career of the eponymous Australian-born, New York-based painter, opens with an emphatic assertion on the importance of color in the artists work. Trepesch states:
SILENCE
By Ricky D'AmbroseArriving with nearly 50 color plates and three essays by editors Toby Kamps, Steve Seid, and by contributor Jenni Sorkin, Silence is the companion to an eponymously exhibition co-organized by the Menil Collection in Houston and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. At nearly 100 pages, it is a solemn, handsomely produced affair.