Michael Newman Analyzes Richard Prince's Untitled (couple) in New Afterall Publication
Afterall has released a new publication analyzing Richard Prince's 1977 work Untitled (couple). Written by Michael Newman and drawing on a previously unpublished 1983 interview with Prince, the book examines how rephotography from a magazine extract the uncanny from the generic. Newman explores the work in relation to a shift in the image after conceptual art within American popular culture, connecting it to allegory, simulacrum, fiction, and personal identity in a society of commodity and spectacle. The publication is part of Afterall's One Work series and is available via MIT Press.
Key facts
- Richard Prince's Untitled (couple) was created in 1977.
- The work is a rephotograph of an image from a magazine.
- Michael Newman wrote the analysis drawing on an unpublished 1983 interview with Prince.
- The publication is part of Afterall's One Work series.
- The book connects the work to allegory, simulacrum, and identity in commodity society.
- Eric Banks of Bookforum praised Newman's linking of Prince's photos to Dan Graham and Warhol.
- The publication can be purchased via MIT Press.
- Other titles in the series include works on Sung Hwan Kim, Isa Genzken, Alfredo Jaar, and Donald Rodney.
Entities
Artists
- Richard Prince
- Michael Newman
- Dan Graham
- Andy Warhol
- Sung Hwan Kim
- Isa Genzken
- Alfredo Jaar
- Donald Rodney
Institutions
- Afterall
- MIT Press
- Bookforum
Sources
- Afterall —