Text by Nicole Eisenman, Heather Pesanti, Stephanie Roach, Jonathan Rider, Litia Perta, Alhena Katsof. Interview by Keith Boadwee.
The first appraisal of Nicole Eisenman's recent turn to sculpture
The work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisenman (born 1965) blends influences from Western art history and traditional figurative art with elements of punk, feminist activism, queer identity and humor in profoundly unique works. Published in conjunction with the 2020 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize exhibitions—Nicole Eisenman: Sturm und Drang, presented at the Contemporary Austin, and Nicole Eisenman and Keith Boadwee, presented at the FLAG Art Foundation in New York—this project represents the first in-depth exploration of Eisenman’s sculptural practice. The catalog features full-color illustrations and original texts by Heather Pesanti, Stephanie Roach and Jonathan Rider, Alhena Katsof, Litia Perta, and Nicole Eisenman, as well as a conversation between artists Eisenman and Boadwee. The book reflects on various aspects of these two exhibitions, with a focus on Eisenman’s recent shift toward sculpture as both a new focus and always-present undercurrent in her work brought to the surface.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Nicole Eisenman: Sturm und Drang.'
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The playful typography and use of color is a joy. The book perfectly accommodates two artists' work in the way that it flips.
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Featured spreads—showing "Econ Prof" (2019), "Econ Prof" as art directed for Artforum ad and "Nice Smell Babe" (1993) by Nicole Eisenman and "Poppy Squirt" (2019) by Keith Boadwee (clockwise from top left), are from Nicole Eisenman: Sturm und Drang, the long-awaited and gorgeously-produced double exhibition catalog published to accompany the artist's recent show at The Contemporary Austin and her current show with Keith Boadwee at The FLAG Art Foundation—closing March 13. This book is packed with so many great works of art and so many interesting essays, statements and conversations that it's hard to pick just one. The conclusion to Eisenman's essay on Boadwee is pretty great, though, and seems to represent the spirit of both artists. "Wait, did I mention that Boadwee is hilarious and uncompromising as he takes apart notions of taste and the giant lie of so-called civility? This work is also about the pure joy of uninhabited expressive creativity coming from the place of radical queerness and sexual liberty. Yes, of course, it’s joyous, he’s saying “Fuck you!” to everything that binds us into place. Such as, for example, sexual prohibitions and inhibitions and any kind of role we get stuck playing that is hoisted upon us by a moral value system that is not our own. You can walk around squirting sunflowers out of your ass in Boadwee’s universe and the sun will bless the tip of your erect dick all the day long. As it should be." continue to blog
FORMAT: Pbk, 10.25 x 12.5 in. / 208 pgs / 120 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $60.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $84 GBP £53.00 ISBN: 9781942185741 PUBLISHER: Radius Books/The Contemporary Austin/The FLAG Art Foundation AVAILABLE: 3/16/2021 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by Radius Books/The Contemporary Austin/The FLAG Art Foundation. Text by Nicole Eisenman, Heather Pesanti, Stephanie Roach, Jonathan Rider, Litia Perta, Alhena Katsof. Interview by Keith Boadwee.
The first appraisal of Nicole Eisenman's recent turn to sculpture
The work of New York-based artist Nicole Eisenman (born 1965) blends influences from Western art history and traditional figurative art with elements of punk, feminist activism, queer identity and humor in profoundly unique works. Published in conjunction with the 2020 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize exhibitions—Nicole Eisenman: Sturm und Drang, presented at the Contemporary Austin, and Nicole Eisenman and Keith Boadwee, presented at the FLAG Art Foundation in New York—this project represents the first in-depth exploration of Eisenman’s sculptural practice. The catalog features full-color illustrations and original texts by Heather Pesanti, Stephanie Roach and Jonathan Rider, Alhena Katsof, Litia Perta, and Nicole Eisenman, as well as a conversation between artists Eisenman and Boadwee. The book reflects on various aspects of these two exhibitions, with a focus on Eisenman’s recent shift toward sculpture as both a new focus and always-present undercurrent in her work brought to the surface.
