First edition of George Condo: Humanoids by George Condon (2023)

First impression. Published on the occassion of the exhibition Humanoids by George Condo, from 31st March- October 1st, 2023, NMNM, Villa Paloma. 

Large format hardback in fine condition. Very minor shelf wear to corners of dust jacket. No other markings. Pages clean, binding firm.

Signed by George Condo to the title page.

192 pages

With texts by George Condo and Art Historian Didier Ottinger.

About

George Condo is renowned for his eclectic mix of artistic influences―from the Old Masters to cubism to pop art. The artist who coined the term “artificial realism” blends imagery and styles from various movements in works that critique contemporary Western culture and its excesses. His paintings and sculptures feature Humanoids―figures that are metaphors of our humanity, magnifying our emotions and revealing our high and low points. For the first time in his own words, Condo reveals the genesis and significance of his distorted creations and unveils previously unseen paintings created during the pandemic and the political turmoil in the United States.

Didier Ottinger examines the career, influences, and works of this unconventional artist who is at once rewriting the history of art and caricaturing the immoderation of the modern world. An exhibition of Condo’s Humanoids at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco opens nearly a quarter century after he created set and costume designs for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.