Unrealism : new figurative painting /

"Figuration is one of the oldest art forms, but it continually evolves, along with our changing understanding of human identity. The artists featured here often source imagery from the Internet, and draw on aesthetics developed in Internet-first channels. Digital techniques and affordances are...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Dean, Aria (Contributor), Fateman, Johanna, 1974- (Contributor), Gingeras, Alison M., contributor
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Rizzoli Electa, 2019.
Subjects:	Figurative painting > 21st century. Figurative art > 21st century. Painting, Modern > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Jeffrey Deitch
Wrong figures / Alison M. Gingeras
A counterhistory of figuration ; The fire emoji / Johanna Fateman
Contemporary figuration. Nina Chanel Abney ; Njideka Akunyili Crosby ; Sascha Braunig ; Jordan Casteel ; Mathew Cerletty ; Eliza Douglas ; Celeste Dupuy-Spencer ; Janiva Ellis ; Jana Euler ; Jamian Juliano-Villani ; Cheyenne Julien ; Sanya Kantarovsky ; Ella Kruglyanskaya ; Austin Lee ; Tala Madani ; Sam McKinniss ; Ebecho Muslimova ; Toyin Ojih Odutola ; Jennifer Packer ; Nicolas Party ; Christina Quarles ; Tschabalala Self ; Amy Sherald ; Avery Singer ; Emily Mae Smith ; Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Reality crisis / Aria Dean