Research Catalog

Title

Tom Sachs : handmade paintings.

Author

Sachs, Tom,

Publication

• New York, NY : Acquavella : Rizzoli, New York, [2020]
• New York, NY : Distributed by Rizzoli International, [2020]
• ©2020

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Additional Authors

• Acquavella Galleries, host institution.
• Acquavella, Alexander,
• Fry, Naomi,
• Rimanelli, David,

Description

148 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 32 cm

Summary

"This is the first publication to focus exclusively on the roughly hewn paintings by Tom Sachs (b. 1966), tracing his interest in combining cultural icons and corporate logos with a handcrafted aesthetic. Mining the American landscape for iconography, Sachs investigates themes of corporate and cultural identity--such as consumerism, branding, cultural dominance, and technological development--to explore the achievements, failures, and inherent contradictions of contemporary society. In addition to the essay by David Rimanelli and twenty-two plates, there is a conversation with the artist and an extensive chronology. Sachs's meticulously handcrafted paintings depict such diverse topics as the Reese's candy bar, Fanta logo, Family Guy, Air Force One, Krusty O's cereal box, and the American flag; all modern icons that document successes and failures of the American experience and the ambiguities and contradictions inherent in its society and culture." --

Alternative Title

• Handmade paintings
• Tom Sachs : hand made paintings

Subject

• Art, American > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Painting, American > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Sachs, Tom > Exhibitions
• Sachs, Tom

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• "This publication accompanies the exhibition 'Tom Sachs: handmade paintings', on view November 5-December 18, 2020, Acquavelle Galleries, 18 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075"--Colophon.
• Foreword by Alexander Acquavella.
• Includes index of plates.

Contents

High labor, low sheen / by David Rimanelli -- Plates -- Tom Sachs! Tom! Sachs! Tom!!!! Sachs!!!! / by Naomi Fry -- Tom Sachs : a chronology -- CV.

Call Number

N6537.S224

ISBN

• 9780847870288
• 0847870286

LCCN

2020949618

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries