• Robert Nava. The cover is orange and the font is red and gold.
  • The book is open to two pages. Each page has an image of the artist&
  • The book is open to two pages. There is one work, "Psychology of Ares," that spans both pages.
  • The book is open to two pages. The left page has a black and white photograph of the artist and the right page has an essay about the artist. The font is pink.
  • Robert Nava. The cover is orange and the font is red and gold.
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Robert Nava

$45.00
$45.00

Focusing on his exhibition at Pace in London, Thunderbolt Disco, Robert Nava’s first monograph captures his colorful, energetic works with bold typography and vivid reproductions.

Heavily illustrated with artwork images and details of Nava’s new large-scale battle scene paintings and other selected works, installation views of the exhibition in London, studio photographs, and inset pages from his sketchbooks, this book captures the myriad elements included in the artist’s environment and process.

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An essay by writer, art historian, and professor Jason Rosenfeld outlines the trajectory of Nava’s career from his childhood in East Chicago, Indiana, through to his present-day exploration of mythical beasts, angels, and monsters in fluorescent color, while a conversation with renowned artist Huma Bhabha explores his influences from art history and beyond. Pace’s Curatorial Director Mark Beasley contributes a foreword.
Publication details

Contributor: Jason Rosenfeld
Publisher: Pace Publishing
Publication date: 2023
Hardcover
144 pages: 80 color images
9 ½ × 11 inches
ISBN: 9781948701532
Robert Nava. The cover is orange and the font is red and gold.
The book is open to two pages. Each page has an image of the artist&
The book is open to two pages. There is one work, "Psychology of Ares," that spans both pages.
The book is open to two pages. The left page has a black and white photograph of the artist and the right page has an essay about the artist. The font is pink.
Robert Nava. The cover is orange and the font is red and gold.

Robert Nava

Driven by his desire to “make new myths” responsive to our times, Robert Nava has created a chimerical world of metamorphic creatures, drawing inspiration from sources as disparate as prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian art, and cartoons.

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