Guillermo Kuitca [Hardcover]

This book presents a detailed account of Guillermo Kuitca's major bodies of work, analysing his diverse range of imagery and reflecting on his engagement with the spaces in which we live.

Following Kuitcas development from the 1980s to his latest body of work, the narrative reveals an artist who has continually challenged himself and his audience with new kinds of painterly language. In Kuitcas hands, everyday visual material such as road maps, street plans, architectural blueprints and theatre seating charts are transformed into remarkable paintings. Their impact comes from their apparent engagement with dark subjects such as the Holocaust and Argentinas 'Dirty War,' as well as the artists innovative imagery and techniques.

Drawing on conversations and studio visits the author has had with the artist,Guillermo Kuitcareveals the multifarious elements of a challenging and exciting body of work. It is essential reading for anyone fascinated by this truly original artist.

Spanning the 1980s to the present day, this book provides an overview of the paintings of Argentinian artist Guillermo Kuitca (b.1961), unpicking his range of influences and techniques.

Raphael Rubinstein is professor of Critical Studies at the University of Houston School of Art and is also a Contributing Editor forArt in America. His previous publications includeWords and Drawings: Frank O'Hara and Mario Schifano,Reinventing Abstraction: New York Painting in the 1980sandCritical Mess: Art Critics on the State of their Practice.

Chapter 1: A Certain Version of History; Chapter 2: The Painter as Dramaturge; Chapter 3: The Pathos of Home; Chapter 4: Cartographic Dreams; Chapter 5: Discovering the Diagram; Chapter 6: In a Garden of Forking Paths; Chapter 7: Space is a Doubt; Bibliography; EndnotesThe first monograph to examine the entire career of Argentinian artist Guillermo Kuitca (b. 1961)'Raphael Rubinstein's fine narrative illuminates l³T