Böcker av Karen Marta

Surveying Hasper's joyously chromatic abstract paintings and works for public sitesArgentinian artist Graciela Hasper's (born 1966) brightly colored geometric abstract paintings, made over the last three decades, are a means to bring people together and to build bridges between audiences, which is precisely what she does with her large-scale public projects. This is the artist's first English-language monograph.

Leading and emerging artists and recent exhibitions from Dakis Joannou's DESTE FoundationMore than just a catalog of recent exhibitions, DESTE 33+: 2015-2022 is a map to the fascinating web of collaborations and friendships at the heart of Dakis Joannou's curatorial world. A rich array of archival images and new essays lend an overarching view to the DESTE Foundation's recent work. Studded with contributions by such artists as Urs Fischer, Kara Walker and Jeff Koons, it also introduces members of the younger generation continuing to shape and challenge contemporary art. "DESTE has always had a stake in the current climate," Joannou notes, and, even in the face of the pandemic's upheaval, continues "engaging in a global dialogue and offering a platform for new voices." Eight years after the release of DESTE 33 Years: 1983-2015, which introduced a broad audience to the DESTE project, this volume is an essential primer on the state of art today.

Documenting Koons' multisensory homage to the sun god, a timeless dialogue with ancient historyThe definitive record of Jeff Koons' (born 1955) Apollo Wind Spinner, his transcendent offering to Apollo, this volume brings together lush plates of the eponymous 2022 DESTE exhibition alongside an essay by Daniel Birnbaum and an extensive interview with the artist by Dakis Joannou. Koons' multisensory installation shone a light on the interwoven history of Greek myth, readymade sculpture and contemporary art to wide acclaim--so much so that the inhabitants of Hydra voted unanimously to have the work remain permanently installed on the roof of the DESTE Slaughterhouse building.The many threads of this particular story are explicated here through a detailed "glossary of terms," tracing references from Plato to Duchamp and enlightening the reader on one of Koons' most distinctive works of the last decade.

An artist's photographic portrait of domesticity, steeped in luminosity and eroticismBrazilian artist Marcos Chaves (born 1961) uses photography, installation, video, texts and sound to alter the way we view the world around us. Here Chaves explores his domestic surroundings through seemingly casual snapshots with plays of light and involuntary eroticism that reveal playful references to art history.

Through painting, performance, sculpture and design, New York-based artist Kerstin Brätsch (born 1979) depicts the mutation of images over time, and the volatility of data consumption. This book includes an essay by Massimiliano Gioni on her engagement with the social lives of images.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Figa at the DESTE Foundation Project Space, Slaughterhouse, Hydra, Greece, June 20-September 30, 2017.

Imbued with the collective memories of Romanian culture, Andra Ursuta's (born 1979) work uses her grim past to tackle our harsh present. This book includes an essay by Ali Subotnik on Ursuta's stark recreations of cultural turmoil.

In der visuellen Welt von Frederic Tuten spielen auf Strukturkarton und Leinwand traumhafte Landschaften und Tischszenen an so weit entfernten Orten wie Tanger und der Toskana die Hauptrolle. Eine Vielzahl von Charakteren, Objekten und Formen vereinen sich in fantasievollen, manchmal mysteriösen Kompositionen, die er mit Tusche, Buntstift, Kreide, Pastell und neuerdings auch mit Ölfarbe malt kreiert.Der Katalog stellt lebendige Auswahl von Tutens jüngsten Gemälden und Zeichnungen zusammen und enthält darüber hinaus Kurzgeschichten des Künstlers zu seinen Werken und ein Interview mit dem Kurator Hans Ulrich Obrist.