Peter Saul

by Gioni, Massimiliano; Israel, Matthew; Carrion-Murayari, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781838660796
• ISBN10: 1838660798
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-05-13
• Publisher: Phaidon Inc Ltd

Summary

A fascinating and comprehensive monograph highlighting the career of the provocative American painter Peter Saul

Peter Saul is known for his vivid, cartoon-like paintings that satirize American culture. Influenced by the Chilean surrealist painter Roberto Matta and by MAD magazine, Saul developed his unique neo-surrealist style in contrast to the abstract expressionist aesthetic that prevailed at the time. Through wide-ranging imagery, Saul's darkly humorous works trenchantly comment on contemporary politics and culture.

Author Biography

Gary Carrion-Murayari is Kraus Family Curator at the New Museum, New York.

Robert Cozzolino is Patrick and Aimee Butler Curator of Paintings at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Thomas Crow is Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

Massimiliano Gioni is Edlis Neeson Artistic Director at the New Museum, New York.

Matthew Israel is an independent curator, writer, and art historian based in New York.

Dan Nadel is a New York-based writer and curator.

Nicole Rudick is a writer and editor based in New Jersey.

John Welchman is a professor of modern and Contemporary art history at the University of California, San Diego.