Wilhelm Sasnal

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The first major monograph on the intriguing virtuoso of painting and film

Survey by Dominic Eichler, Interview by Andrzej Przywara, Focus by Joerg Heiser

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Specifications

Paperback
English
290 x 250 mm, 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in
160 pp
180 colour illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714860794
ISBN-10: 0714860794

Overview

The first major monograph on the intriguing virtuoso of painting and film
Winner of the 2006 Vincent van Gogh Prize, Wilhelm Sasnal (b.1972) has been celebrated around the world as one of the most exciting painters of his generation
Sasnal’s paintings combine Pop, photorealism and abstraction with a pictorial economy that is unmistakably new
Much sought-after by private collectors, his work is in the permanent collections of major institutions including the Museum für Moderne Kunt in Frankfurt, MuHKA in Antwerp and Tate in London

In The Press

'The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about.' (Artforum)

'The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art.' (Time Out)

'A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists.' (The Sunday Times)

'Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment.' (The Art Book)

About the author(s)

Dominic Eichler is an art critic, artist, musician and curator based in Berlin. He is Contributing Editor at Frieze and has written for a range of magazines and exhibition catalogues. His books include the poetry collection Written All Over Us (2009).

Andrzej Przywara is a curator, critic and art historian. He began working at Foksal Gallery in 1988, curating exhibitions by such artists as Luc Tuymans, Franz West and Douglas Gordon. He is currently President of the Foksal Gallery Foundation, which he co-founded in 2001.

Jörg Heiser is a critic and curator based in Berlin. Co-Editor of Frieze, he also writes for a number of German-language newspapers, including Süddeutsche Zietung, and his books include All of a Sudden: Things that Matter in Contemporary Art (2008).