Ryan McGinley: Whistle for the Wind by Kraus, Chris [Contributor]; Kelsey, John [Contributor]; Van Sant, Gus [Contributor]; - 6/26/2012

Rizzoli, 6/26/2012. First Edition, First. hardcover. Very Good. 10x1x12. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.

In this first major monograph chronicling the entirety of the artist's career, McGinley's work is considered by three extraordinary figures: Chris Kraus, novelist and critic; John Kelsey, writer, artist and activist; and Gus Van Sant, the auteur filmmaker. Each attends--through the lens of their own rich insights--to various aspects of the artist's work and creative process, offering in-depth and unique perspectives on McGinley's work and import. Contents: Mobile devices / John Kelsey -- Barn crash / Gus Van Sant and Ryan McGinley in conversation -- Pseudo-fiction, myth, and contingency / Chris Kraus -- Photographs. 238 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

New York: Rizzoli, 2012. Text: EN. 240 p.. Ills.; 28 x 31 cm; 2,1 kg. Cover slightly damaged, fine copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Book.

New York, Rizzoli, 2012. Hardcover. Good. 239,(1)p., richly illustrated, orig. boards w. dustwr., 4to.

Rizzoli, 2012-06-26. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.

Rizzoli International Publications 2012. Hardcover, 240 pages, ENG, 310 x 280 x 30 mm, NEW, !! dustjacket, Full Page Photographs in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780847838318. In 2000, Ryan McGinley, then a student, staged his first exhibition of photographs in an abandoned SoHo gallery. To coincide with the show, the artist created several handmade books featuring a sampling of his work entitled The Kids Are Alright. A copy eventually found its way into the hands of Sylvia Wolf, then a curator of photography at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 2003, Wolf mounted an exhibition of his work at the venerable institution, the youngest artist to ever have a solo show at the museum. What Wolf recognized--and what other critics, curators, and collectors would quickly discover--was an artist who understood and chronicled his own generation (habituées of New York City's downtown) as no artist had before him. McGinley had managed to capture the hedonistic adventures of youth culture--kids hanging out… Read More

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