Michael Wilson (1) (1951–)
Author of The National Gallery, London
For other authors named Michael Wilson, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Michael Wilson
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1951
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- art critic
art exhibitor
art curator - Organizations
- National Gallery, London
- Short biography
- [from Amazon website]
Michael Wilson is a London-born, New York-based independent critic and curator. A regular contributor to Artforum, artforum.com, and Time Out New York, he has also written for journals including Frieze, Modern Painters, Art Monthly, and Contemporary. He has contributed essays to catalogues published by the Asia Society, P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Matthew Marks Gallery, and the Photographers Gallery, among others. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, London, he has organized exhibitions in the UK and the US including How to Read a Book at Locust Projects, Miami (2010). - Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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If I were to quibble with this book, I think that its title is a misnomer. If you were to buy it in the hope of a lightening strike understanding of contemporary art, you might be disappointed. Were you to look upon it more as a directory of 175 contemporary artists, with superb photographs of a/some representative piece(s) of their art and some background information, then you would be delighted.
Contemporary art often receives a bad press and, I am sure that, just like at any other time in show more history, much poor art is currently being produced. This book proves that amongst the rubbish, there are nuggets of pure genius: I would challenge the greatest philistine to glance through this book and not find an artist of interest; and, of course, the artist that you choose as your favourite, may well be the one that I have labelled the biggest charlatan ever to have claimed the title.
The moral of this tale? Perhaps we should stop trying to judge art as good or bad: it is simply art that we like and art that we do not: and that includes the works of Thomas Kinkade, who is give short shrift, by this book, for being too populist.
I am delighted to add this glossy, eminently pleasing tome to my book shelf and have no doubt that, were you to see it there in a few months time, you would find it to be well thumbed. show less
Contemporary art often receives a bad press and, I am sure that, just like at any other time in show more history, much poor art is currently being produced. This book proves that amongst the rubbish, there are nuggets of pure genius: I would challenge the greatest philistine to glance through this book and not find an artist of interest; and, of course, the artist that you choose as your favourite, may well be the one that I have labelled the biggest charlatan ever to have claimed the title.
The moral of this tale? Perhaps we should stop trying to judge art as good or bad: it is simply art that we like and art that we do not: and that includes the works of Thomas Kinkade, who is give short shrift, by this book, for being too populist.
I am delighted to add this glossy, eminently pleasing tome to my book shelf and have no doubt that, were you to see it there in a few months time, you would find it to be well thumbed. show less
i liked the portraits. i can't get into myth painting nor old landscapes. i loved de la tour's self-portrait and charles 14's legs. the comments or intro did not follow the order of the pictures!
An analytical guide navigating the masterwork assets of London's gallery collection.
will look for more books in this series.
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- Works
- 21
- Members
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- Rating
- 3.8
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- ISBNs
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