Michael Jackson: On The Wall - Hardcover

Críticas

This exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery...explores Jackson's artistic impact and shine a light on those influenced by the singer-- who is, according to the institution, "the most depicted cultural figure in visual art."--Devonte Hynes "Artforum "

‘this exhibition is an incredible example of using art to decode, uncover and reveal myriad concepts and ideas.’ ★★★★★ - Eddy Frankle "timeout.com"

‘I have never thought about him so much as in the last 24 hours, and shall never think of him again as I did before. That is a measure of this exhibition.’ ★★★★ - Adrian Searle "theguardian.com"

‘it’s as though you’ve entered some entrancingly bonkers fairground attraction.’ ★★★★ - Mark Hudson "The Daily Telegraph"

‘This One’s A Thriller.’ ★★★★★ - Tabish Khan "londonist.com"

Reseña del editor

Michael Jackson, one of the most successful recording artists of all time, also has the distinction of being the most depicted cultural figure; an inspiration for an extraordinary array of leading artists – from Andy Warhol and Isa Genzken to David Hammons and Glenn Ligon – working in a variety of styles and media. This book, which accompanies a major exhibition, examines their artistic responses to an enduring international icon and features essays by Margo Jefferson and Zadie Smith.

Michael Jackson (1958–2009) is certainly one of the most influential cultural figures of the last fifty years. Almost a decade after his death, Jackson’s impact shows no signs of diminishing: his record sales, now well into the hundreds of millions, continue to grow, his videos are still watched and his enormous fan base remains loyal to his memory. Alongside his lingering influence as a recording artist, the questions that surrounded his fame, success, race and gender during his lifetime remain an indelible aspect of his legacy.

Coinciding with what would have been Jackson’s sixtieth birthday in 2018, this book will be published at a moment when his cultural significance and the many complex issues it raises will be reassessed and made newly relevant. Nicholas Cullinan and his co-authors ask why so many contemporary artists have been drawn to Jackson as an image and a subject, and also why he continues to loom so large in our collective cultural imagination. In addition to existing works spanning several different generations of artists and across all media, the book features several new portraits by major artists commissioned especially for this unique project. Like Jackson himself, this innovative book will simultaneously have mass appeal and raise complex and thought provoking questions.

Artists include: Rita Ackerman, Dara Birnbaum, Candice Breitz, Mark Flood, Isa Genzken, Maggi Hambling, David Hammons, Lyle Ashton Harris, Jonathan Horowitz, Gary Hume, Rashid Johnson, Isaac Julien, David LaChapelle, Louise Lawler, Klara Lidén, Glenn Ligon, Paul McCarthy, Dawn Mellor, Lorraine O’Grady, Catherine Opie, Grayson Perry, Paul Pfeiffer, Donald Urquhart, Andy Warhol, Kehinde Wiley, Hank Willis Thomas, Jordan Wolfson