Texts by Lynne
Tillman;
Aruna DSouza and Tom McDonough.
96 pp. with
40 color illustrations. 4to, wraps.
Munich, Edition
Lintel & Nusser, 2001. ISBN
3-86136-065-9
$30.00.
Stephen Ellis reevaluates
the legacy of Minimalism and explores paintings reliance on
a set of codes, as presented in this new and comprehensive monograph
of works executed from 1989-2001. Placing Ellis at the forefront of
contemporary art and abstract painting, this investigation reveals
a rich uvre of emotionally charged paintings. Beautifully produced
and fully illustrated in color, the book is an important resource
to those interested in Ellis work or the subject of abstract
painting and its context in contemporary art and culture. Stephen
Ellis (born 1951, North Carolina) lives and works in New York City.
He has exhibited extensively in Europe and the United States. His
work has recently been featured at the Reina Sophia, Madrid; the Musée
dArt Moderne de Saint Etienne; and P.S. 1 in New York.