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PUBLISHER
DelMonico Books

BOOK FORMAT
Hardcover, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 176 pgs / 103 color / 2 bw.

PUBLISHING STATUS
Pub Date
Forthcoming

DISTRIBUTION
D.A.P. Exclusive
Catalog: SPRING 2025 p. 101   

PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN 9781636811604 TRADE
List Price: $55.00 CAD $82.00 GBP £47.00

AVAILABILITY
Awaiting stock

TERRITORY
WORLD

EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Fort Worth, TX
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 03/02/25–09/07/25

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Alex Da Corte: The Whale

Edited with text by Alison Hearst, Alex Da Corte. Foreword by Andrea Karnes. Text by Hanif Abdurraqib, Kemi Adeyemi, Suzanne Hudson.

Alex Da Corte: The Whale

Drawing on pop-culture archetypes and commercial materials, Da Corte’s foam, shampoo and glass paintings receive their first dedicated museum survey and publication

Merging modernist color theory and Postminimalist spatial experiments with the crowded, beautiful trash-scape of contemporary culture, Alex Da Corte (born 1980) addresses sexuality, invisible labor, taste, power and desire. While most previous showcases have focused on Da Corte’s installations, The Whale is the first exhibition to survey his rich and eccentric relationship with painting over the past decade. As is to be expected with his irreverent approach, Da Corte paints with both traditional and unconventional materials. His Shampoo Paintings are created with drugstore hair products, while his Puffy Paintings consist of upholstered neoprene. Other works include his reverse paintings on glass, most commonly used in celluloid animation and commercial sign-making. Many of these paintings are published in book form for the first time, accompanied by Da Corte’s "Voice Memos" that elucidate his creative process.

This book was published in conjunction with Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth


Alex Da Corte: The Whale

STATUS: Forthcoming | 5/13/2025

This title is not yet published in the U.S. To pre-order or receive notice when the book is available, please email orders @ artbook.com

ALEX DA CORTE MONOGRAPHS + ARTIST'S BOOKS

Alex Da Corte: The Whale

ALEX DA CORTE: THE WHALE

DelMonico Books

ISBN: 9781636811604
USD $55.00
| CAD $82 UK £ 47

Pub Date: 5/13/2025
Forthcoming


Alex Da Corte: Mouse Museum

ALEX DA CORTE: MOUSE MUSEUM

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

ISBN: 9788793659773
USD $45.00
| CAD $65 UK £ 40

Pub Date: 11/19/2024
Active | In stock


Alex Da Corte: Mr. Remember

ALEX DA CORTE: MR. REMEMBER

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

ISBN: 9788793659575
USD $45.00
| CAD $62 UK £ 40

Pub Date: 3/28/2023
Active | In stock


Alex Da Corte: Chicken

ALEX DA CORTE: CHICKEN

Dancing Foxes Press

ISBN: 9781733688994
USD $29.95
| CAD $39.95 UK £ 23.99

Pub Date: 5/16/2023
Active | In stock


Alex da Corte: True Life

ALEX DA CORTE: TRUE LIFE

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783960988663
USD $65.00
| CAD $91

Pub Date: 12/15/2020
Active | In stock


Alex Da Corte: Marigolds

ALEX DA CORTE: MARIGOLDS

Karma, New York

ISBN: 9781949172287
USD $30.00
| CAD $42 UK £ 28

Pub Date: 1/21/2020
Active | In stock