Painting Abstraction: New Elements in Abstract Painting

New York: Phaidon Press, 2014. Softcover. VG: Minor wear to the corners. Publisher's sticker on the front cover. Clean body pages, bright plates, solid binding.. A multi-colored matte softcover book with French flaps. White text on a colorful spine. 343, [9] pages; profusely illustrated with both color and black-and-white images. Contents are as follows: The persistence of abstraction -- 1. Hybrid pictures -- Kristin Baker -- Lisa Beck -- Alex Brown -- Jules de Balincourt -- Tomory Dodge -- Jacob Feige -- Chris Finley -- Wayne Gonzales -- Alex Hay -- Carrie Moyer -- Elizabeth Neel -- David Ratcliff -- Wilhelm Sasnal -- Chris Vasell.
2. Rhythm and opticality -- Karin Davie -- Philippe Decrauzat -- Xylor Jane -- Alex Kwartler -- David Malek -- Anja Schwörer -- James Siena -- Esther Stocker -- Philip Taafee -- John Tremblay -- Dan Walsh -- Chuck Webster.
3. Color and structure -- Joanne Greenbaum -- Mark Grotjahn -- Mary Heilmann -- Daniel Hesidence -- Allison Miller -- Odili Donald Odita -- Ann Pibal -- Bernd Ribbeck -- Ruth Root -- Alan Uglow -- Stanley Whitney -- Jens Wolf.
4. Found/eccentric abstraction -- Richard Aldrich -- John M. Armleder -- Monika Baer -- Francis Baudevin -- Agnieszka Brzezanska -- Mike Cloud -- Daan van Golden -- Chris Johanson -- Tony Just -- Marta Marcé -- Monique Prieto -- Alexander Ross -- Sterling Ruby -- Amy Sillman.
5. Form, space, and scale -- Tomma Abts -- Varda Caivano -- Kim Fisher -- Katharina Grosse -- Mamie Holst -- Bill Komoski -- Chris Martin -- Julie Mehretu -- Katy Moran -- Olivier Mosset -- Steven Parrino -- Peter Peri -- Thomas Scheibitz -- Clare Woods.
6. The act of painting -- Bernard Frize -- Wade Guyton -- Charline von Heyl -- Jacqueline Humphries -- Nathan Hylen -- Jutta Koether -- Michael Krebber -- R.H. Quaytman -- Anselm Reyle -- Josh Smith -- Rudolf Stingel -- Kelley Walker -- Christopher Wool -- Heimo Zobernig -- Artists' biographies.