Tom Wesselmann: Standing Still Lifes Nick Mauss cycles of life

cycles of life

This two-color intaglio print by Christopher Wool hints at the breadth of the artist’s visual and material strategies

Hinging on the divergent meanings of its title—to carry out or act

and edited by the artist and Sarah Chaplin Espenon

and interpretation in art

Tom Wesselmann: Standing Still Lifes Nick Mauss cycles of lifeThis book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Tom Wesselmann: Standing Still Lifes at Gagosian, West 24th Street, New York, which marked the first time that the complete series was shown together. The catalogue explores nine monumental works by Wesselmann made between 1967 and 1981. Each comprises multiple canvases, both hanging and standing, shaped according to the outlines of the commonplace objects that they depict. A leading American