James Holl: The Landscape Painter 1972–2023

Lavishly illustrated and featuring contributions from distinguished scholars, this definitive volume positions Holl as a crucial figure for understanding how artists of his generation navigated the transition from industrial to post-industrial modes of cultural production while maintaining rigorous engagement with painting's fundamental properties. Drawing upon Holl’s richly detailed account of his trajectory from Seattle to SoHo—including his early experiences at institutions like P.S.1 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where encounters with figures like Ellsworth Kelly and Marcia Tucker would prove formative to his artistic development—the monograph positions his practice within broader theoretical frameworks concerning urban spatial politics and institutional critique. Through careful attention to Holl’s evolving relationship to both abstractionist and figurative traditions, particularly evident in his transition from early conceptual works to the more introspective “Indeterminate Landscapes” series initiated in response to 9/11, the publication demonstrates how his artistic evolution parallels larger shifts in late twentieth-century American painting's negotiation of formal innovation and sociopolitical engagement.

Published by Edizioni Grifo, Italy, 2024

Essays by David Ebony, Carter Ratcliff, and James Holl

Designed by James Holl

Fully illustrated, 303 pages

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