James Prosek
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Art, Artifact, Artifice
James Prosek; With an essay by Edith Devaney
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Works by Prosek and others are juxtaposed with natural objects in an illuminating interrogation of the artificial boundaries we create between art and nature
Award-winning artist, writer, and naturalist James Prosek (b. 1975) has gained a worldwide following for his deep connection with the natural world, which serves as the basis for his art and numerous popular books. In this cross-disciplinary catalogue, Prosek poses the question, What is art and what is artifact—and to what extent do these distinctions matter? Drawing on the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Prosek places man- and nature-made objects on equal footing aesthetically, suggesting that the distinction between them is not as vast as we may believe. In more than 150 full-color plates, objects such as a bird’s nest, dinosaur head, and cuneiform tablet are juxtaposed with Asian handscrolls, an African headdress, modern masterpieces, and more. Artists featured include Albrecht Dürer, Helen Frankenthaler, Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollack, as well as Prosek himself, whose works depict fish, birds, and endangered wildlife. Also included are an incisive essay by Edith Devaney and texts by Prosek that explore the magnificent productions of our wondrous interconnected world.
Award-winning artist, writer, and naturalist James Prosek (b. 1975) has gained a worldwide following for his deep connection with the natural world, which serves as the basis for his art and numerous popular books. In this cross-disciplinary catalogue, Prosek poses the question, What is art and what is artifact—and to what extent do these distinctions matter? Drawing on the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Prosek places man- and nature-made objects on equal footing aesthetically, suggesting that the distinction between them is not as vast as we may believe. In more than 150 full-color plates, objects such as a bird’s nest, dinosaur head, and cuneiform tablet are juxtaposed with Asian handscrolls, an African headdress, modern masterpieces, and more. Artists featured include Albrecht Dürer, Helen Frankenthaler, Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollack, as well as Prosek himself, whose works depict fish, birds, and endangered wildlife. Also included are an incisive essay by Edith Devaney and texts by Prosek that explore the magnificent productions of our wondrous interconnected world.
Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery
Exhibition Schedule:
Yale University Art Gallery
(February 14–June 7, 2020)
(February 14–June 7, 2020)
James Prosek is the 2018 Happy and Bob Doran Artist in Residence at the Yale University Art Gallery. Edith Devaney is head of summer exhibitions and contemporary curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Yale University Art Gallery
(February 14–June 7, 2020)
(February 14–June 7, 2020)
Winner of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Gold Medal for Fine Art
ISBN: 9780300250794
Publication Date: July 7, 2020
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery
Publication Date: July 7, 2020
Publishing Partner: Distributed for the Yale University Art Gallery
160 pages, 9 x 12
139 color illus., including 1 gatefold
139 color illus., including 1 gatefold
