Ken Aptekar: Painting Between the Lines, 1990-2000

by Dana Self, H. Aram Veeser, Linda Nochlin

Ken Aptekar's paintings examine Jewishness, masculinity, autobiography, identity, and the slippery history of art. By appropriating paintings from Western art history, repainting them on wood panels, and covering them with sandblasted texts that include witty and poignant autobiography, Aptekar amplifies and extends art history's discursive dialogue.This volume examines this mid-career artist's work for the past ten years, unravelling the stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891246054
• ISBN13: 9781891246050
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.4"