Tomma Abts /
forward by Lisa Phillips ; essays by Laura Hoptman, Jan Verwoert, and Bruce Hainley.
- 135 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the New Museum in New York, April 9 - June 29, 2008 and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, July 27 - November 2, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134).
Foreword / Acknowledgements / Tomma Abts: Art for an Anxious Time / Paintings -- The Beauty and Politics of Latency: On the Work of Tomma Abts / Drawings -- Margit Carstensen's Blog / Biography -- Bibliography -- Contributors. Lisa Phillips -- Laura Hoptman -- Laura Hoptman -- Jan Verwoert -- Bruce Hainley --
"Born in Germany and based in London, Tomma Abts has received considerable acclaim for her paintings and drawings. This volume, the artist's first extensive monograph, provides a survey of her work, with full-color images of thirty-seven paintings and eighteen drawings, as well as three specially commissioned essays."--BOOK JACKET.