Black book is a perfect example of wools application of typography to a visual context. It is the official catalog for his midcareer retrospective and the most current overview of his to date. Christopher wool is widely recognized as one of the worlds most important painters. Thus the pictures are imbued with the history of their own making. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Christopher wool prints for sale from leading galleries printed editions. H2p i hetzler holzwarth publications, berlin 2019 edition of 180 plus 20 h. Best known for his textbased paintings including trbl and riot, christopher wool made his name in the 80s and hasnt looked back, constantly expanding his repertoire of verbal possibility, patterns, and media.
An indepth installation featuring 16 works by christopher wool of which are on view for the first time at the broad kicks off the broads 5th anniversary year on february 8. In his paintings, wool contrasts bold stenciled text or abstract brushwork with white backgrounds. Melinda lang, richard prince, james rondeau, christopher wool. Exhibition poster created by the artist 2020 edition of 350, printed in 2 editions of 100 and 250 copies. A christopher wool show at the guggenheim the new york times. Christopher wool artist biography original signed artworks. Christopher wool page from black book insomniac for. Extending his practice to photographs, prints, artists books, and, most. In another group of early paintings, wool used commercial rollers to apply decorative effects on aluminum panels, and he has. Words and phrases are fractured and abstracted through a gridlike arrangement black book collates this renowned format into a 17 piece collection. Christopher wool is an american abstract painter who emerged from the 1980s new york art scene.
With a jetblack binding, each page is filled with a single word read more. Since the 1980s, wools art has incorporated issues surrounding postconceptual ideas. Two realities invade each other and their overlapping actualities collapse into an artistic reality beyond the moment caught by the artists camera. Christopher wool is a contemporary american painter. He has published a variety of artist books featuring works with paint, print, xerox and photography. Christopher wool paintings, bio, ideas theartstory.
When his paintings are dealing with the process of reproduction, he considers his publications with enthusiastic insight that reveal notions of obscurity present in his paintings. Making silkscreens of his own work, then painting over them or painting them out. Published in 1989, black book marks a moment when wools work stirred the new york art scene. Influenced by the punk and no wave movements of the early 1970s, he is also know for his bleak photographic explorations of urban landscapes. Eleven paintings and largeformat silkscreens from 2007 that were exhibited together at galerie max hetzler in berlin are presented on beautiful tipin color plates that reveal all the richness of nuances in an oeuvre which has become ever more subtle, ever more painterly. Learn about the work and career of artist christopher wool. This book documents christopher wool s born 1955 2017 exhibition at berlins galerie max hetzler, at the center of which is a torso made out of pigmented concrete, surrounded by largescale paintings and works on paper in which wool works through his own oeuvre and references from art. Untitled 1990 a masterpiece of word art by christopher wool. In this artist s book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and scenes rife with sculptural properties. Christopher wools paintings put me in mind of rocknroll songs and how they. Christopher wool christopher wool, insomniac, from black book. Wool focused on the act of making art, rather than making any attempt to convey a particular theme or illustrate a subject.
Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by christopher wool. The authors create images using a selection of word pairings that are both conceptually estranged yet subliminally connected. At 303 gallery in 1988, wool and fellow artist robert gober presented a collaborative exhibition and installation which included wools seminal textbased painting, apocalypse now 1988. Books by christopher wool author of christopher wool. His work has been widely shown nationally and internationally and is part of permanent collections at the moma. As a matter of fact, christopher wool began developing his style during the mid1970s, when he started creating abstract paintings that included multiple mark makings. This artist s book emerged from a joint project between the writermusician richard hell and the painter christopher wool and focuses on their mutual interest in experiences associated with reading. Wool was born in boston to glorye and ira wool, a molecular biologist and a psychiatrist.
Page from black book christopher wool lougher contemporary christopher wool lougher contemporary. He played in the first wave of bands that brought attention to cbgb and became famous in 1977 as the auteur of the album blank. In this final post, we are pleased to congratulate the winner of our poster giveaway, annie auchincloss. Making a name in the new york art scene in the early 1980s, christopher wool is. Jun 12, 2018 this book documents christopher wools born 1955 2017 exhibition at berlins galerie max hetzler, at the center of which is a torso made out of pigmented concrete, surrounded by largescale paintings and works on paper in which wool works through his own oeuvre and references from art history. For sale on 1stdibs black book, screen print by christopher wool. We are dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art. Wool made his name in the late 1980s, when the excesses of neoexpressionist painting were waning and a more satirical, hardedge, commodityconscious kind of art. Christopher wool artist, fine art prices, auction records. Find out more about the 2010 exhibition christopher wool at. Wool is known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on a white canvas resembling a sign or billboard. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and.
Contemporary artist, christopher wool was born in 1955. The works on view in this expansive presentation spans from 1985 to 2015, including iconic works that use text, roller paintings, and recent works using digital. Best known for his textbased paintings including trbl and riot, christopher wool made his name in the 80s and hasnt looked back, constantly. The work features words from a famous line in francis ford coppola s film apocalypse now, based on the joseph conrad novel heart of darkness. One of top contemporary artists in america, christopher wool is bestknown for his monumental word art made between the late1980s and early2000s consisting of black stencilled words on a white background. Each page of the book contains a single word, inscribed read more. Black book by christopher wool black book exemplifies christopher wools use of the typographical word as a pictorial image. Christopher wool black book 1989 available for sale artsy. That same year the family moved to the hyde park neighborhood of chicago, where wool was brought up alongside his younger brother jonathon. Christopher wools black book 1989 was selected by douglas flamm, a rarebook specialist at gagosian, for a special focus. Christopher wool exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Christopher wool pessimist page from the black book.
Christopher wool christopher wool, insomniac, from black. When i buy an art book like this i usually am already a fan of the particular artist and am mainly looking for a comprehensive collection of images. This artist s book emerged from a joint project between the writer musician richard hell and the painter christopher wool and focuses on their mutual interest in experiences associated with reading. Christopher wool has 21 books on goodreads with 205 ratings. Irving zucker art books was established in 1942, initially catering to advertising artists, typographers, universities, public and private libraries and of course, private collectors.
This book sealed wools status as a musthave artist among collectors of blueship contemporary art. In the stenciled works, words run together and breaks arrive at the edges of the canvas, as seen in his apocalypse now 1988, which bears the phrase sell the house sell the car. We can talk but you cant quote christopher wool 2 titel trockel, rosemarie wool, christopher bacchetta, veronique watton, barrett tittel, cornelius meire, mike etc. Making a name in the new york art scene in the early 1980s, christopher wool is best known for his word paintings, white aluminum panels with black stenciled letters spelling out text like sell the house, sell the car, sell the kids in his 1998 work apocalypse now. Christopher wool is best known for his paintings of large, black, stenciled letters on white canvases, but he possesses a wide range of styles. Each page contains a single word, inscribed like a large scale code.
Christopher wool 1955, boston, ma is primarily known as a painter. These are pictures of found situations, rendered serendipitous by the power of the artists photographic vision. This work was included in wools east broadway breakdown 2004 book, a project began in mid1990s, and finally completed in 2002. Christopher wool page from black book, 1989 complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound as. Christopher wool page from black book, 1989 complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound as issued with ori. Following his previous limited editions with holzwarth publications, road, yard and westtexaspsychosculpture all published in 2017, new yorkbased artist christopher wool born 1955 presents swamp, a beautiful, slipcased, largeformat 10 x 15 inches paperback volume that likewise features images. In this artists book, christopher wool born 1955 layers photos of backyard debris and dusty roads, of texan wilderness and scenes rife with sculptural properties. Posters designed by christopher wool thank you for visiting the christopher wool exhibition site. Explore the guggenheim museum exhibition site on christopher wool for artist works. Richard hell was one of the originators of punk music. Christopher wool is an artist living and working in new york city who makes paintings and prints using diverse media.
Also available in an art edition, limited to 100 copies and with an original artwork by christopher wool. He studied at sarah lawrence college in bronxville, new york, new york studio school and new york university. His bold and rebellious word paintings have since become canonical. In another group of early paintings, wool used commercial rollers to apply decorative effects on aluminum panels, and he has continued to explore pattern in his art. In another group of early paintings, wool used commercial rollers to apply decorative effects on aluminum panels, and he has continued to explore. Nov 30, 20 if you are a fan of christopher wools artwork then this is certainly a must purchase book. Christopher wool was born in boston in 1955 to glorye and ira wool, a psychiatrist and a molecular biologist. This book documents christopher wool s born 1955 2017 exhibition at berlins galerie max hetzler, at the center of which is a torso made out of pigmented concrete, surrounded by largescale paintings and works on paper in which wool works through his own oeuvre and references from art history. So i had to get this book to add to my art library for painting inspiration. Known for his depictions of an unforgiving urban environment, christopher wool is an us painter and photographer inspired by the new york music scene of the 1970s. He played in the first wave of bands that brought attention to cbgb and became famous in 1977 as the auteur of the album blank generation. Christopher wool s most popular book is how to see.
Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on llery. Two realities invade each other and their overlapping actualities collapse into an artistic reality beyond the moment caught by the artist s camera. Black book by christopher wool guy hepner art gallery. This new artist s book is comprised of photographs christopher wool born 1955 made between 2008 and 2017 in the surroundings of marfa in west texas, where wool spends part of his time. Black book by christopher wool black book exemplifies christopher wool s use of the typographical word as a pictorial image. Road is the second of two new artist s books from christopher wool born 1955 published by holzwarth publications. Book is from an edition of 350 and 8 artist s proofs. The book also contains exhibition shots by wool and comes with a dust jacket that unfolds to.
Having studied painting in new york, first under richard pousettedart and later with abstract expressionist painters jack twokov and harry kramer, christopher wool made his name in 1980s new york, rising to prominence just as the conceptual and minimal movement took off and many american artists were turning away from paint as a medium. The artist usually expresses his ideas through several mediums such as paper, photography, and painting. Christopher wool christopher wool is an american abstract painter who emerged from the 1980s new york art scene. Mar 01, 2008 this book throws the recent developments in the work of american artist christopher wool into sharp focus. Christopher wool page from black book assassin for sale. Best known for his monochrome word paintings, christopher wool b 1955 is an american artist whose work incorporates and challenges postconceptual ideas. Nov 18, 2008 christopher wool is widely recognized as one of the worlds most important painters. Christopher wool utilises the form of publication unlike many artists. Wool, christopher christopher wool artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related. Christopher wool christopher wool, assassin, from black. His first oneman show was at the legendary cable gallery in 1984, and since then, he has showed his bold word paintings. Christopher wool page from black book, 1989 complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound as issued with original black paper covers book is from an edition of 350 and 8 artist s proofs book is signed and numbered on the justification published by gisela capitain. The book is composed of 160 black and white photographs, all taken at night with a 35mm camera as the artist wandered the streets between the lower east side and chinatown, the neighborhood where he has lived and.
Wool transforms the written word into painterly method with a brashness that remains resonant today. Limited to 1,000 copies, each numbered and signed by the artist. Black book exemplifies christopher wools use of the typographical word as a pictorial image. Christopher wool page from black book, 1989 complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound as issued with original black paper covers.