The big book news of the day: 'Erna Rosenstein: Once upon a Time' has been named one of the Best Art Books of 2021 by @nytimes !! @robertasmithnyt writes: "This small cornucopia of a book, edited by @alisongingeras accompanies the first American exhibition of the formidable Polish artist and activist Erna Rosenstein (1913-2004) at @hauserwirth (through Dec. 23). It shows the stunning variety of her work, not just its many shades of Surrealism and biomorphic abstraction, but also its affinities with Fluxus, Nouveau Realism and Art Povera. Her life and work are detailed against the vivid tapestry of postwar Eastern European history — itself an education." People, this is the first ever English-language monograph on the vast and complex oeuvre of Rosenstein, a prolific artist whose varied output was informed by her experience as a Polish Jew during the Holocaust. Alongside an extensive plates section, poems by Rosenstein are included in the book, as well as a special insert reproducing a fairy tale authored and illustrated by the artist. Art historian Dorota Jarecka has also contributed an essay, and the book additionally includes Rosenstein’s own narrative testimony of the war in Poland. Congratulations Hauser & Wirth and Hauser & Wirth Publishers! Read more about the book via linkinbio! Please order from your favorite museum or independent art book store! #ernarosenstein #surrealism #biomorphicabstraction #Fluxus #NouveauRealism #ArtPovera @foksal_gallery_foundation #bestartbook2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CXUkPvSsdp7/?utm_medium=tumblr
