Thomas Nozkowski : Everything in the World

Thomas Nozkowski developed a singular approach to painting that rejected established aesthetic conventions. Anything and everything in his environment—an object, a surface, a landscape, a quality of light—could capture his curiosity and attention, becoming the source material for a painting.

Thomas Nozkowski: Everything in the World, 2024 ©Pace Gallery

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York, Thomas Nozkowski: Everything in the World centers on a formative period of the artist’s career during which he set out specific aesthetic terms for his practice. The 1970s and 1980s saw major changes in Nozkowski’s personal life, including the birth of his son and the purchase of his first property in New York’s Hudson Valley—a place that would become an enduring inspiration for his work.

“One can sense how Nozkowski’s project was born of a remarkable capacity to wonder at simple things.”

— Oliver Shultz, Curatorial Director of Pace Gallery, New York

Focusing on his practice during these decades, this publication presents the artist’s signature, intimately scaled 16 x 20” canvas compositions alongside several large-scale paintings that have not been publicly exhibited in decades and three painted wood sculptures. With a new essay by Martin Clark, director of the Camden Art Centre in London, Everything in the World speaks to the exploratory ethos that guided Nozkowski over the course of two decades.

“There’s a searching, restless quality to these works, building up and clearing back, exposing layers, strata, seams of color and texture—each field, form, structure, and void flickering with information and energy.”

— Martin Clark, Director of the Camden Art Centre, London

Publication Details

Text by Martin Clark, Oliver Shultz
Design by Tara Stewart
2024
Softcover
96 pages
10 x 11 ½ in.

The book can be ordered here, and the exhibition information can be found here. For more information about other titles from Pace Publishing, visit here; please visit the Pace Gallery’s website here for more information about past, current, and future exhibits. Pace Gallery can be found on Instagram and Artsy, too.

Thomas Nozkowski : Everything in the World

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