Artpress compiles 2000-2023 painting discourse in 'La peinture : le retour du retour' volume

Artpress has published a comprehensive volume titled 'La peinture : le retour du retour. Depuis 2000' that collects significant articles about painting from 2000 to 2023. The publication features contributions from numerous art critics and writers including Julie Chaizemartin, Alison M. Gingeras, Bernard Marcadé, Christine Macel, Camille Debrabant, Richard Leydier, Barry Schwabsky, Erik Verhagen, Éric de Chassey, Dorothée Deyries-Henry, Romain Mathieu, Tristan van der Stegen, Annabelle Gugnon, and Marine Schütz. The volume examines painting's resurgence through various lenses, with articles originally appearing in artpress issues spanning from December 2000 to November 2023. Specific artists discussed include Martin Kippenberger, Jenny Saville, Adrian Ghenie, Gilles Aillaud, and Michel Majerus. The collection explores diverse painting movements including new abstraction, German painting developments, and contemporary figurative approaches. Articles address theoretical frameworks such as the subversion of kitsch, humble modernism, and the redefinition of abstraction. The volume serves as a documentary record of painting's evolving critical discourse over two decades. It includes biographical information about all contributing authors. The publication was announced on June 27, 2024, through Artpress's website.