Featuring both the nail paintings for which Günther Uecker is best known, plus water-colours made during his many travels, Notations provides an unusual dual-take on the German sculptor, op artist and installation artist. Made in collaboration with Uecker, the publication includes poems that Uecker wrote during his journeys, and excerpts from a day-long conversation and studio visit with Uecker by Hans Ulrich Obrist.To create his signature nail paintings, Uecker works a mixture of white paint and carpenter’s glue into a dense, visceral surface, then hammers nails into the panels, varying their placement and groupings intuitively to form undulating painted reliefs that cast shadows in constant motion. Uecker’s water-colours reveal a wholly different aspect of the artist’s oeuvre. These water-colours are made spontaneously on the road, during travels across Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Israel, Japan, the United States and Vietnam.ISBN 9781944379292. Lévy Gorvy. hb. 192 pages. 60 colour, 10 b&w ills. 23.5 x 29.2 cm.available
