In My View: Personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists - Tapa dura

'Absorbing ... elegantly designed and cleverly conceived' - The Art Newspaper 'Invariably fascinating' - The Spectator 'A terrific idea. This wonderful book presents an entirely new way of looking at art ... the deeply personal stories reveal the profound connections between artists, shedding light on the work of both the past and the present creators, as well as capturing the joy that can come from encounters with great art' - Good Book Guide 'A simple idea elegantly executed in an attractive, compact, well-illustrated volume' - Financial Times (Books of the Year) 'A brilliant, argumentative and provocative anthology, ideal for dipping in and out of ... We come away from this book with all sorts of avenues to explore ourselves, and an enhanced understanding of the talents and even visionary genius of artists past and present' - Marina Vaizey, V&A Magazine

In My View is a collection of reflections by 78 contemporary artists in which each artist reveals the influence and inspiration he or she has found in a particular artwork or artist. Among the artists are John Baldessari, Daniel Buren, Chuck Close, Michael Craig-Martin, Tacita Dean, Marlene Dumas, Antony Gormley, Susan Hiller, Thomas Hirschhorn, Candida Höfer, Vik Muniz, Jorge Pardo, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Bill Viola and Rachel Whiteread. The works chosen range from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth century, some of them iconic, others lesser known. The accompanying essays are often very personal, recalling childhood memories and life-changing moments, and capturing the joy and excitement that come from encounters with great art. The stories show the profound connections that exist between artists past and present and offer an alternative look at art history from the 15th century to the 1960s, through the eyes of contemporary artists themselves. Simon Grant’s introduction identifies themes that emerge and contextualizes the history and practice of artists looking back at the work of others.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Simon Grant, followed by over 75 artists discussing their favourite works of art, among them: Frank Auerbach on Henri Matisse · Miroslaw Balka on Michelangelo · Vija Celmins on Philip Guston · George Condo on Rembrandt · Michael Craig-Martin on Marcel Duchamp · Gregory Crewdson on Edward Hopper · Thomas Demand on Paolo Uccello · Dr Lakra on Hieronymus Bosch · Marlene Dumas on Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · Antony Gormley on Jacob Epstein · Thomas Hirschhorn on Andy Warhol · Candida Höfer on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · Annette Messager on William Blake · Beatriz Milhazes on Hans Memling · Vik Muniz on Peter Paul Rubens · Jorge Pardo on Gustave Courbet · Cornelia Parker on Man Ray · Ed Ruscha on John Everett Millais · Hiroshi Sugimoto on Petrus Christus · Do Ho Suh on Kim Jeong-hui · Bill Viola on Giovanni Bellini · Mark Wallinger on Diego Velázquez · Franz West on Caravaggio · Rachel Whiteread on Pierro della Francesca · Zhang Huan on Leonardo da Vinci and more