Famed for his focused observation of nature, Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (c. 13951441) studied fauna and flora in their natural environment and under carefully chosen lighting conditions, and then achieved a breathtaking and convincing realism in his paintings. Each panel is a collection of minuscule details rendered with superb clarity from foreground to backgroundor at least that is the impression at first glance. As this book reveals, that is precisely where Van Eyck’s exceptional talent lay: He understood that the human brain is able to supplement visual perception where necessary. Here, details from Van Eyck’s paintings are organized by such themes as nature, architecture, daily life, fabrics, glass, jewelry and mirrors, and portraits. Opening with a biographical note and an essay on the technique of oil painting on panel, the authors explain the significance of the individual details and how Van Eyck achieved his innovative artistic results. With a preface by contemporary painter Luc Tuymans, this book is an unprecedented look at the work of a popular master.

Van Eyck in Detail

Arts & Photography

Born, Annick

Martens, Maximiliaan

Tuymans, Luc

History & Criticism

Distribution General

Widely credited with having contributed to the revival of painting in the 1990s, Belgian painter Luc Tuymans continues to expand our understanding of the medium. Sourcing imagery from books, magazines, lms, the internet, and increasingly his own iPhone photos, Tuymans’s unique selection of subject matter reveals his fascination with moral complexities. Exploring diverse and sensitive topics, many of which include historic references from World War II to more contemporary events such as 9/11, Tuymans presents imagery that at rst seems innocuous or approachable but upon deeper inspection can be entirely unsettling. Achieved through his masterful handling of paint, his works are often suggestive of memories or familiar people, places, and things. The latest in the Spotlight Series, which focuses on new bodies of work by contemporary artists, Tuymans continues to take on increasingly complex subject matters in his primarily muted palette. Published on the occasion of the artist’s 2020 solo exhibition at David Zwirner Hong Kong, this book features an essay by art critic Su Wei, who approaches Tuymans’s newest paintings and how they expand his oeuvre.

Luc Tuymans: Good Luck

de Chassey, Éric

Wei, Su

David Zwirner Books

Luc Tuymans: Nice

Cohen, Joshua

Crary, Jonathan

TILLMAN, Lynne

de Chassey

Devotional and tranquil, the art of Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964) celebrates the virtues of patience, serenity and modesty. Many of Morandi’s still lifes, landscapes and flowers are based on earlier compositions that he continually revisited, often across media (painting, watercolor, etching). This handsome overview beautifully elucidates the artist’s humble repertoire of themes, showing (when possible) where they originated, and how they were reprised across the course of his career. The careful selection of works, derived from some of Europe’s most prestigious institutions, museums and private collections and including some rarely or never-before seen works, are augmented by Jean-Michel Folon’s little-seen series of photographs from Morandi’s studio taken in 1977; texts by legendary poet Yves Bonnefoy, Joost Zwagerman and Francesco Galluzzi; and a section on Morandi’s influence. The artist’s heroic questing for purity have won him many fans: in film, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Robert Aldrich and Luca Guadagnino; in literature, Paul Auster, Don DeLillo and Siri Hustvedt; and in contemporary art, Lawrence Carroll, Tacita Dean and Luc Tuymans. Works by all of these Morandi admirers are included here. The book is edited by Morandi specialist Maria Cristina Bandera, head of the Fondazione Roberto Longhi in Florence.

Giorgio Morandi: A Retrospective

BONNEFOY, Yves

Zwagerman, Joost

Galluzzi, Francesco

Silvana Editoriale

This book is the official catalogue for the exhibition A Vision of Central Europe that will be held at the concert hall in Bruges from the end of 2010 until January 23rd 2011. Luc Tuymans has selected the works of artists from East and Central Europe, dating from World War II until the present day. His fascination with Central Europe's eventful history has been translated into a highly personal exhibition. Some thirty refreshingly innovative artists from that region show work that displays a clear vision of society. Like Tuymans, they don't shy away from themes such as war, violence and trauma. The main text of the book is written by Alison Gas, curator of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), with a contribution by Takashi Murakami, one of the most important contemporary artists working today. With works by Pawel Althamer, Miroslaw Balka, Wojciech Bakowski, Hans Bellmer, Guillaume Bijl, Walerian Borowczyk, Piotr Bosacki, Pavel Buchler, Nemanja Cvijanovic, Armen Eloyan, Igor

Luc Tuymans: The Reality of the Lowest Rank, A Vision of Central Europe

Lanoo Books

•The world of up-and-coming artistic talent Charlotte De Cock, with an introduction by Luc Tuymans •Painted portraits, music, photography: The Wild Life •The first book about a budding prodigy "When I got to know Charlotte De Cock, she was a wild child and she still is." Luc Tuymans. "Sitting still feels a little like dying" Charlotte De Cock Charlotte de Cock has painted lifesize portraits of thirteen 'masters', among which are Luc Tuymans, Jan Decleir and dEUS lead singer Tom Barman, she performed at Tomorrowland and did a mural painting of top restaurant The Jane. She refuses to be categorised as an artist. A Journey with Charlotte steps into her world. A world where Jack Kerouac, pumping electro music, and paint, join together to form a vibrant life in which nothing is ever not done.

A Journey with Charlotte: The World of Multidisciplinary Artist Charlotte De Cock

Individual Artists

Lannoo Publishers

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