A richly illustrated, up-to-the-minute overview of new approaches in drawing, in the context of recent developments of other forms of contemporary art. 
Drawing in the Present Tense explores the variety of ways in which contemporary artists from around the world have come to approach drawing as the primary element of their practice. One which is autonomous: an end in itself, rather than a means to an end in another, more substantial medium. In an era of advanced technologies where image production has accelerated―potentially beyond the capacity of human attention―what values can be attributed to the slow, deliberate process of drawing by hand? 
The artworks featured in this volume are not confined to traditional tools; one can also draw on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, and examples of this are incorporated into the narrative as one mediumamong many. Sections are grouped thematically by specific approaches, including abstraction and figuration, nature and artifice, social observation and critique. With essays and spreads for each section, the book’s selection of seventy contemporary international artists of diverse backgrounds and experience includes not only recognizable names such as Michael Armitage, Camille Henrot, Robert Longo, Amy Sillman, and Kara Walker, but also a host of emerging talents. 
Beautifully presented in a visually appealing and tactile format with the feel of an artist’s portfolio, this is an inspiring overview of the best drawing practice today. 281 color illustrations

Drawing in the Present Tense

Arts & Photography

Malbert, Roger

Gilman, Claire

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

This publication evolves from Colombian artist José Antonio Suárez Londoño’s 2012 exhibition at The Drawing Center in New York. The volume features full-color plates of drawings from a selection of Londoño’s notebooks (or “yearbooks”) dating from 1997 to the present and taken from the artist’s ongoing project in which he creates a daily drawing based on a book or series of books that he reads over the course of a year. These literary touchstones have included such diverse sources as the diaries of Paul Klee, Franz Kafka and Eugène Delacroix; Ovid’s Metamorphoses; W.G. Sebald’s The Rings of Saturn; and Patti Smith’s poetry. The drawings themselves are refined and spare, imbued with a true classical draughtsman’s eye for nuance and detail, in a unique approach to depicting contemporary artifacts. The accompanying essay is by curator Claire Gilman.

José Antonio Suárez Londoño: The Yearbooks (The Drawing Center, 101)

Individual Artists

The Drawing Center

Small

Joanna Kleinberg Romanow

Center

Tomi Ungerer is best known as the award-winning author and illustrator of such beloved 1960s children's classics as The Three Robbers and Moon Man. But even as Ungerer was busy producing children's books for Harper &amp; Row, he was making a name for himself with witty advertising campaigns for The New York Times and the Village Voice, satirical illustrations about the business world and brutal responses to racism, fascism and the Vietnam War. Ungerer also made graphic erotic drawings throughout his career. Beginning with his childhood drawings depicting the Nazi invasion of Strasbourg, through his work in New York and Canada, and concluding with Ungerer's most recent political and satirical campaigns as well as his illustrations for the 2013 children's book Fog Island, Tomi Ungerer: All in One reintroduces this wildly creative individual to a broad audience.

Tomi Ungerer: All in One (Drawing Papers)

Sís, Peter

UNGERER,Tomi

Willer, Thérèse

Arte Povera: Selections from the Sonnabend Collection

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

The Wallach Art Gallery

Amid the popularity of documentary practices in contemporary art, The Storyteller addresses the use of storytelling as a means of exploring recent political events. For the artists in this volume, the story operates neither as a purely imaginary conceit nor as an item of verifiable information. In some cases, it may take the form of an invented drama based on real events; in others, it adopts literary genres such as the fairy tale or the quest; in still others, a dialogue is conceived between active participants in a contemporary political situation. Edited by Claire Gilman and Margaret Sundell, The Storyteller includes works by Cao Fei, Jeremy Deller and Mike Figgis, Omer Fast, Mounir Fatmi, Ryan Gander, Lamia Joreige, Joachim Koester, Emanuel Licha, Missing Books, Steve Mumford, Adrian Paci, Michael Rakowitz, Liisa Roberts and Hito Steyerl.

The Storyteller

ENWEZOR, Okwui

Demos, T.J.

JRP|Ringier

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