Although we don’t have any immediate plans to change the format, in the office we often talk about ways to improve the experience for our readers. The latest question on the table relates to the headshots we provide with each New American Paintings artist spread. Some feel like the photo of the artist is fun and compliments the biographical information provided, while others think it takes up too much space and doesn’t serve a purpose. What do you think? After the Jump, use our poll to join in the conversation and let us know what you think in the comments section!
Last week we asked New American Paintings readers what they thought about the Artist Statements included in the publication. We have another question for you…All 40 artists in each edition currently have 3 paintings reproduced. Keeping the number of pages in the magazine constant, would you rather see more artists with fewer reproductions per artist, OR, would you rather see fewer artists with more reproductions per artist? Each option has serious implications. For example, if the publication has fewer artists (with more images per artist) the competitions would be tougher but would arguably yield a tighter grouping of artists.
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Every edition of New American Paintings features 40 artists who are given a four pages of coverage in which they are represented by 3 full-color images, an edited CV, and a brief artist statement. We are constantly looking for feedback so that we can improve the experience our readers have with the publication. So the question we pose to you with this poll…Artist Statements, Yea or Nay??
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In the process of working with several thousand artists each year, both in the magazine and beyond, as well as dozens and dozens of curators, dealers, collectors, and museum directors, we get several of the same names when we ask, “Who has most influenced contemporary painting?” As well, the back page of each issue of New American Paintings is devoted to a Q&A with that edition’s juror, and the same question generally produces very similar results. To really get a sense of who artists and art-savvy readers think is the most influential, we’ve decided to ask you the same question.
Below is a poll with the 20+ names that come up again and again. Here’s where it gets exciting: If you don’t find the name of the artist you see as being the most influential, WRITE IT IN. A shortlist of 20 names is only the tip of the iceberg, and by no means comprehensive, so we need your help!
And because painting doesn’t exist in a bubble, feel free to write in names of influential sculptors, video artists, photographers, and others who have helped shape contemporary painting as it exists today. From Bacon to Beuys, Warhol to Wyeth, if you don’t see it, WRITE IT IN. We’ll release the results of the poll next week! —Evan J. Garza, Editor-at-Large
