Smith John & von Hellerman Sophie
Josh Smith, Sophie von Hellermann - Les presses du réel 2009
This catalogue/artists' book is based on the notebook, reproduced in facsimile, where Sophie von Hellermann and Josh Smith have drawn during the installation of their first duo exhibition.
Bringing together some exhibition views and the correspondence between the artists and the curators, the book documents a confrontation of two painters from the same generation who, having in common a prolific production that undermines the conception of painting as masterpiece, and emphasizing painting as a stage in a continuous process of creation, express however a common energy and freedom through radically different projects.
Published on the occasion of Josh Smith and Sophie von Hellermann's exhibition at Le Consortium, Dijon, from September to November 2009, and at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, from April to June 2010. Edited by Josh Smith and Anne Pontégnie.
162p - FR/EN - 15.5x21.5cm - hardcover