The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation with 27 of His Subjects

Joanne Kesten (ed), William A. Bartman, Dave Hickey

ISBN 10: 0923183183 / ISBN 13: 9780923183189

Published by Art Resources Transfer, Inc, 1997

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Cover is lightly soiled. Spine is very slightly bowed, but binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation with 27 of His Subjects
• Publisher: Art Resources Transfer, Inc
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0923183183
• ISBN 13: 9780923183189
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket
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Synopsis

Chuck Close's frighteningly intimate, deceptively straightforward portraits have become an indelible part of American art iconography. In The Portraits Speak, Close applies his close-range approach to interviews with artists he has painted over the years, including Kiki Smith, Philip Glass, William Wegman, Cindy Sherman. Each word portrait offers another candid glimpse into the minds of three generations of American artists and the world of contemporary art, giving an insider's view of the creative process. Dimension: 8¾ x 12¾, b&w reproductions.

Reviews

The recent retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art and the accompanying catalog (LJ 5/1/98) offered an occasion for viewers to immerse themselves in the rich variances of Chuck Close's style, which evolved even while he stuck with a single subject, large-scale portraits of faces. But even a careful review of these works does not reveal one key facet?Close only paints his good friends. Many of his subjects can trace a relationship through decades back to school days at Yale, and most are artists themselves. This latest in a series of artist-conceived books from A.R.T. Press not only outlines the course of 27 such friendships but brings together in a single volume many of the most important artists of a generation, e.g., Nancy Graves, Richard Serra, Alex Katz, William Wegman, Richard Artschwager, and Roy Lichtenstein. What makes this work so important is that though both interviewer and subject frequently provide important insights into their practices and the bases for their art, they remain as accessible as a couple friends sitting around having coffee. Interspersed throughout the book are candid photographs of and examples of works by all the artists. For all contemporary art collections.?Eric Bryant, "Library Journal"
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