William Wegman: Funney-Strange

This fascinating book reveals the full range of William Wegman's art. Beloved by the general public for signature photographs of his troupe of Weimaraners, Wegman is also an immensely important figure in the contemporary art world. A pioneer video-maker, conceptualist, performer, photographer, painter, draftsman and writer, Wegman moves fluidly among various media: from conceptual works to commissioned magazine shots; from videos shown in museums to television segments made for Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live; from artist's books parodying nineteenth-century naturalist studies to children's books revealing tongue-in-cheek portraits of town and country life; from photographic 'landscapes' employing his canine muses to his most recent cycle of landscapes combining found scenic souvenir postcards with drawing, collage and painting. Underlying all his creations is the light humour of 'funny' mediating the darker human comedy of 'strange'. Speaking to the absurdities of daily life, Wegman's work is universally appealing. William Wegman: Funney - Strange is illustrated with some 250 images and accompanied by an exclusive DVD showing highlights of Wegman's video work. It is the first retrospective volume to consider the artist's entire career from the 1960s to the 2000s and is an essential book for any fan of Wegman's work. Features exclusive DVD with highlights of artist's video. Exhibition schedule: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 10 February to 28 May 2006; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., 4 July to 9 October 2006; Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, 18 November 2006 to 18 February 2007; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 7 April to 31 July 2007.