Introduction by Aldy Milliken. Text by Andrea Gyorody, Analia Saban, Darren Bader, Karla Diaz, Michelle Jane Lee, Ray Anthony Barrett, Hazel Haendel.
Installation images and close-up detail shots underscore both the technical precision and irreverent tone of Karl Haendel's staggeringly precise graphite drawings
This monograph highlights key thematic elements from Karl Haendel's (born 1976) 25-year artistic output, focusing on the artist's exploration of masculinity, tenderness, friendship, introspection and vulnerability through drawing.
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Sunday, July 12 at 3 PM, Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents the L.A. book launch of Less Bad, with artist Karl Haendel in conversation with Andrea Gyorody and Aldy Milliken. Less Bad is a volume published to accompany Karl Haendel’s eponymous exhibition, which originated at the Kimball Art Center in autumn 2024 and traveled to the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University in Spring 2025. The catalogue highlights key thematic elements from Haendel’s 25-year artistic output, focusing on his exploration of masculinity, tenderness, friendship introspection, and vulnerability through drawing.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 8.75 x 10.5 in. / 184 pgs / 150 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $70 ISBN: 9788857254081 PUBLISHER: SKIRA AVAILABLE: 6/16/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA
Published by SKIRA. Introduction by Aldy Milliken. Text by Andrea Gyorody, Analia Saban, Darren Bader, Karla Diaz, Michelle Jane Lee, Ray Anthony Barrett, Hazel Haendel.
Installation images and close-up detail shots underscore both the technical precision and irreverent tone of Karl Haendel's staggeringly precise graphite drawings
This monograph highlights key thematic elements from Karl Haendel's (born 1976) 25-year artistic output, focusing on the artist's exploration of masculinity, tenderness, friendship, introspection and vulnerability through drawing.
