Edited by Malou Wedel Bruun, Poul Erik Tøjner. Text by Poul Erik Tøjner, Kaspar Thormod, Kirill Zdanevich. Interview with Nana Kipiani and Levan Chogoshvili by Daniel Baumann. Contributions by Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson, Tal R.
Black light: a concise introduction to the beloved modernist and fabled painter
Georgia’s most famous artist, Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918) is a fabled figure in the story of early modernism. The painter, self-taught and penniless during his lifetime, was heralded posthumously for his "naive" style. Pirosmani’s paintings are simple—blunt, colorful depictions of rustic scenes gleaming against black canvas backgrounds, extraordinary icons of glowing intensity. This exhibition catalog showcases around 50 rarely seen Pirosmani masterpieces alongside a historical text on the artist written in 1926 by Kirill Zdanevich (who "discovered" Pirosmani); a fictional (but historically accurate) essay discussing Tbilisi as the Paris of Pirosmani’s age by the Danish art historian and writer, Kaspar Thormod; an interview with the Georgian art historian Nana Kipiani and her artist husband Levan Chogoshvili by Swiss curator Daniel Baumann; and reflections on the artist by contemporary artists Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson and Tal R.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 8.5 x 10.25 in. / 96 pgs / 48 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $43.5 GBP £26.00 ISBN: 9788793659667 PUBLISHER: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art AVAILABLE: 12/5/2023 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Edited by Malou Wedel Bruun, Poul Erik Tøjner. Text by Poul Erik Tøjner, Kaspar Thormod, Kirill Zdanevich. Interview with Nana Kipiani and Levan Chogoshvili by Daniel Baumann. Contributions by Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson, Tal R.
Black light: a concise introduction to the beloved modernist and fabled painter
Georgia’s most famous artist, Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918) is a fabled figure in the story of early modernism. The painter, self-taught and penniless during his lifetime, was heralded posthumously for his "naive" style. Pirosmani’s paintings are simple—blunt, colorful depictions of rustic scenes gleaming against black canvas backgrounds, extraordinary icons of glowing intensity.
This exhibition catalog showcases around 50 rarely seen Pirosmani masterpieces alongside a historical text on the artist written in 1926 by Kirill Zdanevich (who "discovered" Pirosmani); a fictional (but historically accurate) essay discussing Tbilisi as the Paris of Pirosmani’s age by the Danish art historian and writer, Kaspar Thormod; an interview with the Georgian art historian Nana Kipiani and her artist husband Levan Chogoshvili by Swiss curator Daniel Baumann; and reflections on the artist by contemporary artists Thea Djordjadze, Mamma Andersson and Tal R.
