At the beginning of the 21st century, Grace Weaver (*1989) breathes new life into figurative painting. Her works are abuzz with the present, graceful, sexy, contemplative, and witty. Her paintings are of subtle gestures, poses, and gazes. Situational observations of daily life conjoin with sensitive self-reflections, bold drafts merge with a revelling chromaticity. Weaver’s young protagonists, in groups, as couples, or fully absorbed with their own „care of the self“, most often seem to wonder, who they actually are or want to be. For the first time, this monograph gives a survey of her stunning œuvre.
Editors: Amely Deiss, Malte Lin-Kröger, Kunstpalais Erlangen
Text by: Melissa Canbaz, Amely Deiss, Malte Lin-Kröger, Mitch Speed, Gertrude Wagenfeld-Pleister, Grace Weaver
Published by Kerber Verlag, Germany, on the occasion of the following exhibitions:
Grace Weaver: O.K., Kunstpalais Erlangen: November 16, 2019 – February 9, 2020;
Grace Weaver: Little Sister, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg: November 21, 2019 – January 19, 2020
ISBN 978-3-7356-0653-2
24 × 30 cm
160 Pages
54 colored and 47 b/w illustrations
Hardcover
Languages: German, English