Name: Vija Celmins
Brand: MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art
Price: 60.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Essay by Vija Celmins
This volume catalogs Vija Celmins’ (born 1938) first new body of work since 2010, featuring paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures.
The Latvian-born, New York–based artist has been rendering nature imagery from black-and-white photographic sources since the 1960s, exploring the same subjects repeatedly in paintings, drawings and prints. Here, she focuses on two motifs she has employed for several decades: the ocean’s surface and the night sky. The imagery, however, is not her foremost concern: “The recognizable image is just one element to consider. The paintings seem more a record of my grappling with how to transform that image into a painting and make it alive.” This process can be seen in A Painting in Six Parts (1986–87/2012–16), a group of six oil paintings based on a photograph she took 50 years ago from a pier in Venice, California.
Published by Matthew Marks Gallery, 2018 Hardcover,  138 pages, fully illustrated Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (26.67 x 23.49 cm)

The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Store features books, gifts, and art-related products to support the museum's exhibitions and programs.

MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art

Vija Celmins

More Like This

People Also Viewed