Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Hoban, Stephen
2. Martin, Courtney J.
3. Amann, Sandra
4. Applin, Jo
5. Gaines, Charles, 1944-
6. Garrels, Gary
7. Hudson, Suzanne Perling, 1977-
8. Kaiser, Philipp, 1972-
9. Lippard, Lucy R.
10. Storr, Robert
11. Swenson, Kirsten
12. Szwed, John F., 1936-
13. Dia Art Foundation, host institution

Description

1. 335 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm

Summary

1. "This volume is a comprehensive study highlighting the interplay of context and meaning in Robert Ryman's work. Featuring new photography and original essays by a formidable array of scholars and curators, the book is the most expansive and thorough investigation of the work of American painter Robert Ryman in over two decades. Arguing that the relationships between his paintings are key to understanding his diverse output, the book offers more faithful reproductions and subtler details of the paintings than have previously been available, and attends closely to the artist's own strategies of display. Ryman's paintings are readily identified by their predominantly achromatic surfaces, but his exploration of the values and effects of white was never limited to paint. His experimentations with canvas, board, paper, aluminum, fiberglass, and Plexiglas have evolved into a material vocabulary as revolutionary as his use of white. The texts featured here reflect on the importance of Ryman's practice to contemporary art: Robert Storr, curator of Ryman's 1993 retrospective, places the painter in historical context while Courtney J. Martin, curator of his 2015-16 exhibition at Dia Chelsea, looks at Ryman's three-dimensional works. Drawings scholar Allegra Pesenti investigates his drawing practice; music historian John Szwed traces the influence of jazz in Ryman's early works; and artist Charles Gaines asks what, in a Ryman, is real"--

Subject

1. Ryman, Robert, 1930-2019 > Criticism and interpretation
2. Criticism, interpretation, etc

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Call number

1. JQF 17-1494

Note

1. "Several of the essays in this publication grew out of a symposium that was held at Dia:Beacon on March 12, 2016, and a symposium that was held at Dia:Chelsea on May 21, 2016."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title

1. Robert Ryman / editors: Stephen Hoban and Courtney J. Martin ; contributors, Sandra Amann [and 10 others].

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Dia Art Foundation ; New Haven : Yale University Press [2017]

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added author

1. Hoban, Stephen, editor.
2. Martin, Courtney J., editor, contributor.
3. Amann, Sandra, contributor.
4. Applin, Jo, contributor.
5. Gaines, Charles, 1944- contributor.
6. Garrels, Gary, contributor.
7. Hudson, Suzanne Perling, 1977- contributor.
8. Kaiser, Philipp, 1972- contributor.
9. Lippard, Lucy R., contributor.
10. Storr, Robert, contributor.
11. Swenson, Kirsten, contributor.
12. Szwed, John F., 1936- contributor.
13. Dia Art Foundation, host institution.

LCCN

1. 2017009101

ISBN

1. 9780300226713 hardcover
2. 0300226713 hardcover

Research call number

1. JQF 17-1494