Rudolf Stingel

Description

Starting with his exploration of classic visual themes, Rudolf Stingel has developed a wealth of motifs. Besides various series of abstract and photo-realist paintings, he makes large-format works out of Styrofoam, paintings cast in metal, and spaces covered in carpeting or acoustic tiles that viewers can touch or walk through. In his first European museum exhibition, the Fondation Beyeler is presenting Stingel's most important series of works from all phases of his career. The companion catalogue has been conceived as an artist?s book and unfolds the visual variety and diversity of Stingel's art. Contrasting photographs of individual works and views of exhibitions point out new associations, allowing a completely refreshing perspective of his oeuvre. The contemporary painter Rudolf Stingel was born in Merano, Italy, in 1956. Since the late 1980s he has lived in New York. From the start of his career, his art has dealt with the possibilities and limitations of painting. Exhibition: Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland (26.05. - 06.10.2019).

Description

"Celebrated for his explorations of the process of painting and the "idea" of painting, Rudolf Stingel (b. 1956) combines minimalist, conceptual, and performative practices to create unexpected spaces. This highly anticipated book is the premier critical survey of Stingel's career to date." "Employing a wide range of materials, Stingel reflects upon fundamental questions facing painting today: authenticity, meaning, hierarchy, and context. By transforming the materiality, process, and perception of paintings, Stingel's work alters the viewer's perception of and physical encounter with the artwork and invites the viewer to participate or collaborate in a new and deeper understanding and appreciation of art." "His full range of work, including his recent portraits and self-portraits, is represented in this handsome volume. With important contributions by Whitney curator Chrissie Iles and Reiner Zettl, Rudolf Stingel is the first book to examine the broader implications of the artist's creative practice in contemporary society."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

• Rudolf StingelHardcoverYale University Press2007-02-28
• Rudolf StingelYale University Press2007
• Rudolf StingelHardcoverSkira International Corporation2001-01-01
• Rudolf StingelHatje Cantz Verlag GmbH & Co KG2009-01-01
• Rudolf StingelGagosian Gallery2011-01-01
• Rudolf StingelElecta2013-01-01
• Rudolf StingelHatje Cantz Verlag GmbH & Co KG2019-01-01