Mel Bochner by Achim Borchardt-Hume
Mel Bochner (b.1940) is part of a generation of New York artists who emerged in the 1960s, at a time when painting was increasingly discussed as outmoded. Bochner was a pioneer in introducing language into the visual field which led Harvard University art historian Benjamin Buchloh to describe his 1966 Working Drawings as 'probably the first truly conceptual exhibition'. Having returned to painting in the 1980s, the artist in his most recent series of 'thesaurus paintings' achieves a symbiosis of language and colour that is as intellectually complex as it is visually stimulating. Taking colour as its guiding thread this book highlights Bochner's richand thought-provoking approaches to photography, installation and painting over the course of the past 45 years.Achim Borchardt-Hume was Director of Exhibitions at London's Tate Modern. Prior to this, he worked at several London museums: as Chief Curator of Whitechapel Gallery and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Tate, along with roles at the Barbican Art Gallery and Serpentine Gallery. Borchardt-Hume died in 2021.
João Fernandes is the Director of the Instituto Moreira Salles in Brazil. He was formerly Director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves in Porto, Portugal.
Ulrich Wilmes is the former Chief Curator at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. He previously held senior roles at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Munich's Lenbachhaus and Portikus in Frankfurt.
Briony Fer is a UK-based art historian, critic and curator whose research focuses on Modern and Contemporary art. Fer is Professor of History of Art at University College London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905464661 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905464665 |
| Title | Mel Bochner |
| Author | Achim Borchardt-Hume |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ridinghouse |
| Year published | 2012-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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