{"product_id":"george-condo-humanoids-hardcover","title":"George Condo: Humanoids - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDidier Ottinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Condo's unconventional paintings are illuminated in context with his vast range of artistic influences--from Tiepolo to Picasso to Basquiat, and from psychedelic to new wave.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Condo is renowned for his eclectic mix of artistic influences--from the Old Masters to cubism to pop art. The artist who coined the term \"artificial realism\" blends imagery and styles from various movements in works that critique contemporary Western culture and its excesses. His paintings and sculptures feature Humanoids--figures that are metaphors of our humanity, magnifying our emotions and revealing our high and low points. For the first time in his own words, Condo reveals the genesis and significance of his distorted creations and unveils previously unseen paintings created during the pandemic and the political turmoil in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDidier Ottinger examines the career, influences, and works of this unconventional artist who is at once rewriting the history of art and caricaturing the immoderation of the modern world. An exhibition of Condo's \u003ci\u003eHumanoids\u003c\/i\u003e at the Nouveau Mus馥 National de Monaco opens nearly a quarter century after he created set and costume designs for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDidier Ottinger\u003c\/b\u003e, general curator of heritage and specialist in modern and contemporary painting, is assistant director of cultural programming at the Centre Pompidou where he curated exhibitions on Edward Hopper (2013), David Hockney (2017), and Georgia O'Keeffe (2022). American artist \u003cb\u003eGeorge Condo\u003c\/b\u003e's work is in the permanent collections of the Met, MoMA, Broad Foundation in Los Angeles, Tate, and Centre Pompidou. Exhibitions of his work have been shown in New York, London, Rotterdam, Berlin, Venice, Shanghai, and more. \u003cb\u003eH.R.H. the Princess of Hanover \u003c\/b\u003eis a philanthropist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 11.18 x 9.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696426422335,"sku":"9782080419682","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4fc24ef2ae847f1034946f008f55a516.webp?v=1765006744","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/george-condo-humanoids-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}