Phaidon readies 348-page book lauding women painters

On October 6, Phaidon will release Great Women Painters, a 348-page, lavishly illustrated rebuttal of Georg Baselitz’s 2013 claim that ‘women don’t paint very well.’
On October 6, Phaidon will release Great Women Painters, a 348-page, lavishly illustrated rebuttal of Georg Baselitz’s 2013 claim that ‘women don’t paint very well.’
On October 6, Phaidon will release ‘Great Women Painters’, a 348-page, lavishly illustrated rebuttal of Georg Baselitz’s 2013 claim that ‘women don’t paint very well.’

NEW YORK – On October 6, Phaidon will release Great Women Painters, a book on precisely that topic, featuring 300 color illustrations, priced at $69.95, and aiming to bring parity and comprehensiveness to the topic.

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Ugo Rondinone monograph set for September release

Phaidon will release ‘Ugo Rondinone,’ the latest in its Contemporary Artists Series, in September 2022.
Phaidon will release ‘Ugo Rondinone,’ the latest in its Contemporary Artists Series, in September 2022.
Phaidon will release ‘Ugo Rondinone,’ the latest in its Contemporary Artists Series, in September 2022.

NEW YORK – Phaidon will present Ugo Rondinone, a comprehensive survey of the Swiss-born, New York-based artist Ugo Rondinone (b. 1964-). Created in close collaboration with the artist, this richly-illustrated monograph is a lasting documentary of Rondinone’s extraordinary career, from his early Indian-ink landscapes and Sun Paintings to later multimedia works, installations and the large-scale public sculptures for which he is best known today. The 160-page hardcover will be released in September 2022, priced at $54.95.

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Phaidon releases companion book for Faith Ringgold retrospective

On February 23, Phaidon releases ‘Faith Ringgold: American People,’ a companion book to the Ringgold retrospective opening at the New Museum in New York.
On February 23, Phaidon releases ‘Faith Ringgold: American People,’ a companion book to the Ringgold retrospective opening at the New Museum in New York.
On February 23, Phaidon releases ‘Faith Ringgold: American People,’ a companion book to the Ringgold retrospective opening at the New Museum in New York.

NEW YORK – Phaidon, in partnership with the New Museum, is pleased to present the companion volume to New York’s most complete retrospective of the art of Faith Ringgold (American, b. 1930-). Faith Ringgold: American People will be the most significant collection of scholarship on Ringgold’s work to date, bringing together more than 60 years of work. It was released in hardback on February 23, priced at $79.95.

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Jens Risom, unsung luminary of Scandinavian design, profiled in new book

Phaidon’s ‘Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table’ will be the first authoritative biography of the influential but underappreciated Mid-century Modern designer.
Phaidon will release ‘Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table,’ the first book to spotlight the Scandinavian design pioneer, on February 2.
Phaidon will release ‘Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table,’ a book that spotlights the Scandinavian designer, on February 2.

NEW YORK – Phaidon is pleased to present Jens Risom: A Seat at the Table, the first book to celebrate the seminal figure’s legacy in design history. One of the first designers to introduce Scandinavian design to the United States, Risom is an unsung hero of the highly popular Mid-century Modern movement. The 264-page Risom book will be released as a hardback on February 2, priced at $125.

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Monograph of Swiss artist Nicolas Party set for February 2022 release

In February 2022, Phaidon will publish ‘Nicolas Party,’ a 160-page book on the acclaimed Swiss-born contemporary artist. Image courtesy of Phaidon
In February 2022, Phaidon will publish ‘Nicolas Party,’ a 160-page book on the acclaimed Swiss-born contemporary artist. Image courtesy of Phaidon
In February 2022, Phaidon will publish ‘Nicolas Party,’ a 160-page book on the acclaimed Swiss-born contemporary artist. Image courtesy of Phaidon
NEW YORK – Phaidon is delighted to announce Nicolas Party, the first comprehensive monograph to examine the artist’s career to date, to be published in February 2022. Swiss-born artist Nicolas Party (b. 1980-) is a figurative painter and sculptor whose color-saturated landscapes, portraits, and still lifes simultaneously celebrate and challenge representational conventions in the history of painting. At 41 years old, Party is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful artists working today, with exhibitions at the world’s leading institutions and auction records in excess of one million US dollars.

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