Overview

The first and highly-anticipated monograph on one of the most successful and exciting painters today. Swiss-born Nicolas Party is an artist known for his colour-saturated paintings of everyday objects. He captures the essence of his subjects in surprising ways, heightening their physical and emotional resonance. Fascinated by the power of paint to alter our erception of the built environment and, within a gallery context, how we experience art, Party regularly paints murals, either as stand-alone works or as carefully orchestrated settings for his work. This is the first book to examine his career to date and will be a must-read for collectors and followers of the contemporary art scene.

Full Product Details

9781838661663

Table of Contents

Reviews

Lavish. - The Economist Richly packed with content. - Hypebeast An invaluable resource for exploring Party's prolific career to date, revealing the scope and depth of his mastery and whimsy. - Forbes Readers of this monograph, whether already familiar with Nicolas Party or not, are in for a visual treat. - Library Journal In dreamy, colour-saturated landscapes, portraits and still lifes, he captures the essence of his subjects in intriguing ways ... the artist's start will continue to rise in the year's ahead - Christie's

'Lavish.' - The Economist 'Richly packed with content.' - Hypebeast 'An invaluable resource for exploring Party's prolific career to date, revealing the scope and depth of his mastery and whimsy.' - Forbes 'Readers of this monograph, whether already familiar with Nicolas Party or not, are in for a visual treat.' - Library Journal 'In dreamy, colour-saturated landscapes, portraits and still lifes, he captures the essence of his subjects in intriguing ways ... the artist's start will continue to rise in the year's ahead.' - Christie's

"""Lavish."" - The Economist ""Richly packed with content."" - Hypebeast ""An invaluable resource for exploring Party's prolific career to date, revealing the scope and depth of his mastery and whimsy."" - Forbes ""Readers of this monograph, whether already familiar with Nicolas Party or not, are in for a visual treat."" - Library Journal ""In dreamy, colour-saturated landscapes, portraits and still lifes, he captures the essence of his subjects in intriguing ways ... the artist's start will continue to rise in the year's ahead"" - Christie's"

Author Information

Stephane Aquin is the Director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Stefan Banz is an artist and writer based in Cully, Switzerland, where he is the Director of the Kunsthalle Marcel Duchamp. Ali Subotnick is a writer and curator based in Los Angeles.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available