USA Today: New American Art from the Saatchi Gallery Published by Royal Academy Publications. Text by Meghan Dailey. This 400-page blockbuster, designed in close consultation with renowned contemporary art collector Charles Saatchi, showcases 250 workspaintings, constructions, sculpture, and photographyby 40 artists from across the U.S.A.
This is a new generation of American art; most of the works are less than two years old and focus on artists views of world events and Americas place in global society. Artists profiled include Banks Violette, Kelley Walker, Matthew Monahan, Terence Koh, Christoph Schmidberger, Inka Essenhigh, Dash Snow, Josephine Meckseper and many others. Together, in this stunning volume, they offer an astounding, controversial, and wide-ranging collection.
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