Text by Julian Bell, Jimena Canales, Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk, Marlene Dumas, Katie Farris, Robert Gober, Ilya Kaminsky, Glenn Ligon, James Lingwood, Andrew Winer.
More than 90 of Celmins' astonishing hyperrealistic paintings are contextualized with writings by the artist herself and by luminaries including Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk and Marlene Dumas
Latvian American artist Vija Celmins (born 1938) is a master of subtle visual power. She is best known for her captivating paintings and drawings depicting galaxies, surfaces of the moon, desert floors, oceans and spider webs. Her works are not monumental; they are painted with a restrained palette and defy quick viewing. But once you are involved with them, your gaze gets caught up in them and they unfold their fascination and great beauty. This monograph presents all her approximately 90 exhibited artworks as well as a selection of documentary photographs. Several commentaries by the artist on her works are included, most of them published for the first time. Contributions by renowned authors and artists such as Julian Bell, Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk, Marlene Dumas and Robert Gober provide new perspectives on the artist's impressive oeuvre.
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“I’ve always been interested in very impossible images. Things blowing up, things disappearing in a breath. Things like the sky, which doesn’t even exist. There is no thing like the sky. It’s like a totally … who knows what it is.” So says octogenarian Latvian American artist Vija Celmins in this beautiful new retrospective monograph published by Hajte Cantz on the occasion of Celmins’ current exhibition at Fondation Beyeler. Featured image is Lamp #1 (1964). In addition to Celmins, Julian Bell, Jimena Canales, Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk, Marlene Dumas, Katie Farris, Robert Gober, Ilya Kaminsky, Glenn Ligon, James Lingwood and Andrew Winer contribute texts. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 9.25 x 11.5 in. / 208 pgs / 110 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $75.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $105 ISBN: 9783775760317 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 9/2/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by Hatje Cantz. Text by Julian Bell, Jimena Canales, Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk, Marlene Dumas, Katie Farris, Robert Gober, Ilya Kaminsky, Glenn Ligon, James Lingwood, Andrew Winer.
More than 90 of Celmins' astonishing hyperrealistic paintings are contextualized with writings by the artist herself and by luminaries including Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk and Marlene Dumas
Latvian American artist Vija Celmins (born 1938) is a master of subtle visual power. She is best known for her captivating paintings and drawings depicting galaxies, surfaces of the moon, desert floors, oceans and spider webs. Her works are not monumental; they are painted with a restrained palette and defy quick viewing. But once you are involved with them, your gaze gets caught up in them and they unfold their fascination and great beauty. This monograph presents all her approximately 90 exhibited artworks as well as a selection of documentary photographs. Several commentaries by the artist on her works are included, most of them published for the first time. Contributions by renowned authors and artists such as Julian Bell, Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk, Marlene Dumas and Robert Gober provide new perspectives on the artist's impressive oeuvre.
