Raw and Poetic Chris Succo (b. 1979 in Düsseldorf lives and works in Düsseldorf) gained
international recognition through the success of his White Paintings series shown for the
first time in 2013 in Geneva. Since then his works have become extremely popular with both
collectors and art lovers. Succo's works are based on his constantly growing archive of
photographs and drawings. The resulting paintings are abstract works executed in oil on canvas
with black and white being the dominant colors. This book is the first publication of images
summarizing his entire series of paintings photographs and sculptures offering a
comprehensive overview of the development of his work between 2007 and 2016. The work and
installation views are supplemented with personal photographs from Succo's archive. The archive
images which are predominantly from his studio and travels provide in-depth insight into the
creative process of this versatile artist. The intentional exclusion of accompanying texts
amplifies the impressive documentary character of this publication. In conjunction with the
book an edition of ten unique overpainted photographs will be released.
