中文简介：

本书名为《黑暗之光》，灵感来源于美国艺术家妮可·艾森曼（Nicole Eisenman）2017年的一幅画作。本书收录了近期的收购，探讨了当代艺术中具象的含义和功能。由于真相的定义受到了极大的侵蚀，许多当代艺术家开始分析、质疑和解构现实主义的概念。《黑暗之光》展示了一批新兴艺术家的作品，他们通过自传、对身体的描述和新技术的影响来研究具象图像的新方法，同时还有一些重要的前辈的贡献。展出作品包括知名画家Etel Adnan、George Condo、Karen Kilimnik、Maria Lassnig、Richard Prince、Ed Ruscha、Peter Saul和Joan Semmel等的重要作品，与跨代艺术家Louise Bonnet、Cecily Brown、Shara Hughes、Lucy McKenzie、Laura Owens、Christina Quarles、Henry Taylor和Matthew Wong等的对话。

英文简介：

Taking its title from a 2017 painting by the American artist Nicole Eisenman held in the collection, this publication brings together recent acquisitions that question the meanings and functions of figuration in contemporary art. As the very definitions of truth have eroded dramatically in recent years, many contemporary artists - especially those working in the United States - have proceeded to analyze, interrogate, and deconstruct the notion of realism. Dark Light brings together work from an emerging group of artists who are investigating new approaches to figurative imagery through autobiography, depictions of the body, and the influence of new technologies, along with contributions by important predecessors who have anticipated current discussions around representation and verism. The recent acquisitions featured in Dark Light include important works by established painters such as Etel Adnan, George Condo, Karen Kilimnik, Maria Lassnig, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Peter Saul, and Joan Semmel, presented in dialogue with an intergenerational group of artists including Louise Bonnet, Cecily Brown, Shara Hughes, Lucy McKenzie, Laura Owens, Christina Quarles, Henry Taylor, and Matthew Wong.