Individual artists, art monographs Books
David Zwirner Harold Ancart: Traveling Light
Book SynopsisIn the Belgian artist Harold Ancart’s rich new body of work, he turns an immersive landscape of trees, mountains, and seas into a meditation on painting itself. Harold Ancart often paints subjects that naturally invite contemplation, such as the horizon, clouds, flowers, flames, and icebergs. His newest body of work captures the experience of landscape seen in motion or from a distance: trees blurred while driving past, an inky-black sea seen from a distance, an evocative Martian mountain range. Recalling René Magritte, Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, and Piet Mondrian, who approached this subject matter in distinct ways, Ancart blurs form and color, figure and ground, and figuration and abstraction. Reproduced here in magnificent foldouts, two multipanel canvases situate the viewer between a mountainscape and a seascape, both monumental in scale. Ancart segments the seascape with a stark horizon line, dividing sky and ocean. Like other comparable motifs within the artist's oeuvre, the vividly colored cloudy sky functions in an anthropomorphic way, alluding to the endless possibilities and personalities of organic forms. Including an interview with Bob Nickas, this catalogue offers insight into Ancart’s frank reflections on painting, writing, nature, and more. The publication also features a new essay by Laura McLean-Ferris. Taken together, the works in Harold Ancart: Traveling Light meditate on the expansive possibilities of painting.
£36.00
David Zwirner Albers and Morandi: Never Finished
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented catalogue exploring the affinities and contrasts between Josef Albers and Giorgio Morandi—two of modern art’s greatest painters. "Rarely seen together, the artwork of Josef Albers (1888–1976) and Giorgio Morandi (1890–1964) shares many similarities. Although they never met, both artists worked in series as they explored difference and potential through their distinctive treatment of color, shape, form, and morphology. They were also both influenced by Cezanne. As master illusionists and experts in proportion, they tackle similar conceits from different perspectives. Albers focused on the effects of subtle or bold changes and interactions in color, while Morandi made still lifes that treat simple objects as a cast of characters on a stage, exploring their relationship in space. Published on the occasion of the critically acclaimed exhibition Albers and Morandi: Never Finished, the book illuminates the visual conversation between these two artists. With the exhibition hailed by The New Yorker’s Peter Schjeldahl as “one of the best … I’ve ever seen,” this publication brings this unusual, thought-provoking pairing to your home. Gorgeous reproductions are accompanied by a roundtable about form and color between the exhibition’s curator, David Leiber; Heinz Liesbrock, the director of the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Germany; and Nicholas Fox Weber, the director of Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, as well as an essay by the Morandi expert and founder of the Center for Italian Modern Art, Laura Mattioli.
£32.00
David Zwirner Nikita Gale: END OF SUBJECT
Book SynopsisImmersing the audience in sound and light Nikita Gale’s END OF SUBJECT subverts understandings of viewership by prompting spectators to question their subjecthood within 52 Walker’s site-specific installation. Creating an aurally and visually rich environment, Gale engages with the architecture of the surrounding space, stimulating all senses through site-specific installation and muses on the boundaries of performance art. Considering and fracturing the physical space of the installation, the artist employs abolitionist ideology and institutional critique to simultaneously rupture and rebuild facets of the art institution. With an introduction by Ebony L. Haynes and a suite of poems by Harmony Holiday, this publication considers Gale’s multidisciplinary approach to address historical hierarchies of visibility. A text by the esteemed artist Andrea Fraser offers reflections on the various interventions at play during a gathering held in the exhibition.
£21.25
David Zwirner Nora Turato: govern me harder
Book SynopsisThe third title in the Clarion series features Amsterdam-based artist Nora Turato and her vibrant enamel panels that magnify the omnipresence of text, design, and speech in our contemporary culture. ---------- “Meticulous as Helen and tricky as Odysseus, the artist invites us first to misread the slick surfaces and humor of her works as effortless, then forces us to attend to the laborious practices they belie, the histories and possibilities of that effort.” — Art in America ---------- Originally trained as a graphic designer, Nora Turato adapts text to subvert and create messages. Although many of Turato’s performances and works appear to be drafted by free association, she meticulously and thoughtfully edits them to evoke a sense of alluring confusion. In three signature murals with a bespoke typeface, Turato addresses the inundation of language, typography, and graphic design in our contemporary culture, whether in the news, on social media, or in advertisements. Published on the occasion of Turato’s widely popular exhibition govern me harder at 52 Walker, this publication features texts by Ebony L. Haynes and Anna Kats. Serving as an extension of the exhibition, performance scripts by the artist are also included in this publication. As described in The Brooklyn Rail, “In the slick sea of graphic smoothness and language lost from meaning, something has still been irrefutably made.”
£21.25
David Zwirner Yayoi Kusama: The Journal
Book SynopsisThe cover of this animated journal is Kusama’s work Love is Calling—a kaleidoscopic environment of tentacle-like forms covered in the artist’s characteristic polka dots. As endpapers, this journal pulls from Kusama’s iconic painting series, My Eternal Soul. Fear of Youth Overwhelmed by the Spring Time of Life opens the endpapers while Far Away Country of Death closes the journal. Her quintessential polka dots, organic shapes, and optical environments display an unparalleled vitality that becomes hypnotic and self-referential, merging concepts of flatness and depth, presence and absence, and beauty and the sublime. These paintings serve as the perfect motivation for any artistic block or creative pursuit. Also included in his journal is an inspiring quote about creativity from Kusama’s poetry. Made in close collaboration with the artist, this journal is a one of a kind opportunity to “own” the work of the most fascinating artists of our time.
£22.50
David Zwirner By Land, Air, Home, and Sea: The World of Frank
Book SynopsisExplore Frank Walter’s relationship to Antigua through a range of works and writings that express his intimate connection to Caribbean nature, landscape, and place. “Nothing seems to be reworked—it is as if each piece drew or painted itself without being adjusted, revised, or fussed over.” — Hyperallergic Influenced by his studies of agriculture and the sugar industry in the former British colony of Antigua as well as his extensive travels in England, Scotland, and West Germany, Walter created work inspired by his thoughts, knowledge, journeys, and surroundings—work that encompassed painting, drawing, writing, sculpture, photography, and sound. This focused selection focuses on paintings—tender, quiet, and lush—that transcend the traditional tourist’s view of island life in favor of perspectives that explore how and why we look at where we are.Published on the occasion of the 2022 exhibition at David Zwirner, this catalogue includes an introduction by the show’s curator Hilton Als. Barbara Paca, the leading expert on Walter, writes a text detailing her personal experience meeting Walter and being in his presence. An essay by Charlie Porter takes readers on a walk as he muses about Walter’s life and the nature depicted in his paintings. Joshua Jelly-Schapiro travels to Antigua to explore the history of the island and Walter’s lasting impact there.
£44.00
David Zwirner I Hope So: Sane Wadu
Book SynopsisI Hope So: Sane Wadu follows the expansion and development of Wadu’s conceptual preoccupations, beginning with an early interest in bucolic scenes of pastoral life which has evolved into incisive social commentary, a complex exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, and an ongoing critique of societal contradictions. An illuminating essay by Mukami Kuria and an interview with Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo offer readers multiple entry points into Wadu’s penetrating vision. This catalogue is published on the occasion of Sane Wadu’s first retrospective exhibition at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute in 2022.
£20.40
David Zwirner Tau Lewis: Vox Populi, Vox Dei
Book SynopsisTau Lewis’s mythical sculptures create elaborate portals into fantastic worlds “At 52 Walker, artist Tau Lewis transmutes the lifeblood of scrap objects into something sanctified. . . . I’m reminded that an art gallery can also be a temple.” — New York magazine Following her acclaimed presentation Divine Giants Tribunal at the 2022 Venice Biennale, Lewis has continued to create anthropomorphic forms inspired by those in Yoruban mask dramas—ones which are spiritually activated by the wearer and the audience and, by extension, their community. Conversing with spiritual and ancestral pasts, Lewis’s works reinvent and reconsider narratives of Greek myths, theater, and death. In this body of work, the artist reexamines apocalyptic themes as an opportunity for reconstruction and transformation. Documenting and expanding on Lewis’s exhibition at 52 Walker titled Vox Populi, Vox Dei, this catalogue contextualizes the artist’s investigations and expressions. Poetry by the multidisciplinary artist and activist Yves B. Golden complements Lewis’s otherworldly motifs. With a curator’s note by Ebony L. Haynes, this publication also features an essay by Tiana Reid that explores Lewis’s practice, drawing connections between sources that range from Joy James to Frederick Douglass.
£21.25
Arctis All the Colors of Life
£22.51
Insight Editions Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley: The Rise
Book SynopsisJoin Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro for an intimate exploration of his darkly electrifying psychological thriller Nightmare Alley.Comprehensive and insightful, Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley: The Rise and Fall of Stanton Carlisle, is the ultimate companion to the master director’s latest work. • DISCOVER A RIVETING STORY: Inspired by William Lindsay Gresham’s cult 1947 novel, Nightmare Alley stars Bradley Cooper as Stanton “Stan” Carlisle, a talented but troubled drifter who takes up with a traveling carnival. Ingratiating himself with its troupe of misfits, Stan swindles his way to fortune and fame, but when he meets psychiatrist Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett), his greed and duplicity will put him on the path to self-destruction. Also starring Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, and Rooney Mara, Nightmare Alley is del Toro’s most ambitious film to date, an engrossing yet disturbing journey into the psyche of a tragic swindler whose own nature seals his fate. • EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: This deluxe volume delves into the creation of all aspects of the film through extensive interviews with del Toro and his cast and crew, including writer Kim Morgan, with whom he collaborated closely on the script. • NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CONCEPT ART AND PHOTOS: This incisive commentary is illustrated with a broad range of striking visuals from the production—including concept art and unit photography—that illuminate the film’s two distinct worlds: the ramshackle life of the traveling carnival and the sophisticated art deco trappings of 1940s Buffalo, New York. • INSIGHTS FROM DEL TORO HIMSELF: Tracing the arc of a production that faced multiple challenges, not least of all the onset of a pandemic that threatened to derail shooting, del Toro and his team give deep insights into the complex psychology of the film’s protagonists and the process of bringing them to life on set.
£33.99
Workman Publishing The 100 Most Jewish Foods 500Piece Circular
Book SynopsisFrom Tablet magazinethe definitive online authority on Jewish life and cultureand based on the acclaimed 100 Most Jewish Foods, this ingenious 500-piece circular puzzle celebrates the one unwavering joy of Jewish life: food! In The 100 Most Jewish Foods 500-Piece Circular Puzzle, a giant table featuring all 100 of Tablet's (highly debatable) list of the most Jewish foods materializes in gorgeous full color.Featuring: 500 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 26 1/2 diameter
£18.23
Workman Publishing The Jewish Foods Sticker Book
Book Synopsis“Truly the perfect Hanukkah gift. . . . Now I honestly can’t imagine life before ptcha and schmaltz stickers!” —Molly Yeh, via Instagram A BAGEL STICKER. WHO KNEW? Proclaim your favorite (and maybe not so favorite!) foods with over 450 stickers that you’ll never find in any other sticker book. Trust us. ·32 SHEETS, ·OVER 450 STICKERS ·GLOSS FINISHTrade Review“Truly the perfect Hanukkah gift. . . . Now I honestly can’t imagine life before ptcha and schmaltz stickers!”—Molly Yeh, via Instagram
£14.60
Workman Publishing Signs of the Zodiac 1000Piece Puzzle
Book SynopsisTake an astral journey through the constellations with this beautiful 1,000-piece puzzle.Featuring: 1,000 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 26 3/8 x 18 7/8
£17.74
Weldon Owen, Incorporated The Art of Curiosity: 50 Visionary Artists,
Book SynopsisFifty of the world’s most creative people share their stories, their inspirations, and their unique takes on science and education, all inspired by the Exploratorium science museum.What do music visionary Brian Eno, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, science writer Mary Roach, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas Friedman have in common? They are all game-changers: scientists, artists, entertainers, and activists who revolutionized their fields with bold new perspectives and approaches—and they all had transformative, course-setting experiences at the Exploratorium. Join them and 45 more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world—regardless of who you are or what you do. Interviewees and Subjects Include: Oscar-Winning Sound Designer Walter Murch on observation Laurie Anderson on art as a way of knowing Memory Expert Elizabeth Loftus on how we learn Oliver Sacks on perception Mary Roach on how she learned to ask the right questions Adam Savage on the fun of finding things out Mickey Hart on the art of playing to learn, and learning to play California Governor Gavin Newsom on the importance of science Community activist Randy Carter on finding joy in the worst of places . . . and dozens more interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, in a book that’s guaranteed to make you a more creative person. And maybe just change the world.
£23.79
Archie Comics The Archie Art Of Francesco Francavilla
Book SynopsisArchie fans rejoice! This celebration of Francesco Francavilla's Archie art is breathtakingly cool.
£21.59
Fantagraphics Drew Friedman's Chosen People
Book SynopsisAmerica's greatest living portrait artist presents his favourite subjects.
£17.99
Fantagraphics Sparring With Gil Kane: Colloquies on Comic Art
Book SynopsisThe legendary intellectual and raconteur talks to Hal Foster, Walt Kelly, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, and other comic book artists.
£20.69
Hat & Beard, LLC Manny Farber: Paintings & Writings
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£41.65
Primary Information Dara Birnbaum: Note(s): Work(ing) Process(es) RE:
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£29.45
Primary Information Camino Road
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£12.00
Sacred Bones Books The World Is Mine and I'm Thinking about You
Book SynopsisA new book from poly-dimensional artist, Jesse Draxler.Provoking the specter of desire itself, The World Is Mine & I’m Thinking About You brings us into the perspective of one of today’s most compelling artists and creators.Spanning medium and context Draxler’s work effortlessly carries his unique aesthetic philosophy through these 150+ pages, and with clever use of minimally interspersed texts he loosely narrates a practice of continually raising the bar, confronting social media and industry, remaining on the bleeding edge of both aesthetic and new media, and obsessively questioning it all as he encounters it.Draxler’s second major publication with Sacred Bones is a snapshot of an artist at a high, while tirelessly chasing after the next.
£34.00
Primary Information Dan Graham: Theatre
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£12.00
Good Press Escape Artist Setlist
£19.00
Beam Editions Dorothy Bohm at 100
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£47.00
Foolscap Editions Table Manners
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£28.50
Rose Issa Projects Christine Khonjie Drawings Books and Embroideries
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£20.00
Rose Issa Projects Graham Day Monoprinted Paintings of the
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£18.00
Rose Issa Projects Nasser al Aswadi
£21.25
Art Gallery of New South Wales Matisse: Life & spirit: Masterpieces from the
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£25.50
Art Gallery of New South Wales Angelica Mesiti
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£24.00
Art Gallery of New South Wales Nusra Latif Qureshi Birds in Far Pavilions
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£32.00
Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd Philip Hughes: Painting the Ancient Land of
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£32.00
ECW Press,Canada Sara Angelucci: Undergrowth / Brousailles
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£45.59
Inanna Publications and Education Inc. Uncommitted Crimes: The Defiance of the Artistic
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£18.04
Orion Publishing Co This is Gauguin
Book SynopsisPaul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists – all of whom struggled against the stifling conformity of the late 19th century's artistic mainstream. He created paintings whose radically simplified lines and colours echoed the unschooled art of the rustic and native cultures he loved. After his famously disastrous stay with Vincent van Gogh in southern France, Gauguin escaped European civilization for the Polynesian islands. Immersing himself in the culture, he produced a series of radiant canvases and powerful sculptures – his last great works. From his childhood in Peru to his experiences in Tahiti, the story of Gauguin's life is recounted in authoritative text by an expert on the Post-Impressionists and compelling imagery by an award-winning illustrator.
£7.46
Orion Publishing Co This is Cézanne
Book SynopsisPaul Cézanne challenged convention and pioneered new possibilities in painting. He was remarkable for his ability to perceive and paint aspects of everyday life in ways that revealed dynamic yet deeply harmonious visions of the world. But the intellectual and emotional difficulties of his achievements were considerable. Mainly self-taught, most of his career was plagued by rejection. The critics, and the public, disliked his paintings, and in 1884 Cézanne declared that Paris, the centre of the nineteenth-century art world, had defeated him. Repeatedly, he retreated into self-doubt and bad temper. This book follows Cézanne on his extraordinary artistic journey, focusing on his formative discoveries, made not in the flashy, fashionable metropolis of Paris but in provincial and rural France, often in isolation.
£8.46
Laurence King Publishing This is Magritte
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Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Fred A Farrell: Glasgow's War Artist
Book SynopsisThe first proper overview of Fred Farrell's vivid drawings from the First World War. Beautifully illustrated in full colour, insightful essays and catalogue entries explain the genesis, execution and reception of these poignant works. Frederick Arthur Farrell (1882-1935) came from a distinguished Glasgow family. He initially studied civil engineering, and as an artist was self-taught, although he owes a debt to the advice and example of Muirhead Bone. By the outbreak of World War I, he was developing a reputation as an up-and-coming etcher and watercolourist of portraits and topographical subjects. He enlisted as a sapper, or military engineer, with the Royal Engineers Railway Troops Depot but was discharged from the Army due to ill health. In December 1916, Farrell returned to the Front as a war artist, attached for three weeks to the 15th, 16th and 17th Highland Light Infantry in Flanders. In November 1917 he was in France, attached for two months to the staff of the 51st (Highland) Division. In between, authorized by the Minister of Munitions and Admiralty, and supported by Glasgow's Lord Provost, Farrell drew the heroic home effort of women in Glasgow's munitions factories, shipyards and engineering works. As a former soldier, Farrell's sketches and watercolours of the Front powerfully offer a landscape filtered through personal experience and emotion. Battle scenes and strategic deliberations are reconstructed, informed by first-hand accounts. Many include portraits of actual soldiers. There are poignant images of graves, devastated landscapes and destroyed churches. However, there are also scenes of reconstruction and renewed activity amid the desolation. He is at his most dynamic in his drawings of the munitions factories which are full of noise, light and movement. In these there is a sense of joy and energy in industry and machinery, in patterning and design. The commission Farrell received from the Corporation of Glasgow to produce 50 drawings of the front line and munitions factories in the city to record the war for posterity was extraordinary. He was unique in being the only war artist to be commissioned by a city rather than by the government, Imperial War Museum or armed forces. Glasgow was one of the first cities to recognize the importance of creating such a memorial, rather than just creating images for propaganda purposes.Trade Review'This exhibition catalogue with accompanying text shows what an exceptional talent [Farrell] was one can't look at these paintings without being struck both by his technical skill and a desire to know more about the scenes he's depicting... there are many spellbinding pictures here.' Alastair Mabbott, The HeraldTable of ContentsPreface Duncan Dornan Introduction: Collecting World War I Dr Joanna Meacock Fred A. Farrell: ‘A fitting official and pictorial history of the War’ Dr Joanna Meacock The Home Front: ‘While it was not ours to fight – we worked’ Fiona Hayes Fred A. Farrell: ‘truthful representations of the character and aspect of modern war’ Alan Greenlees and Mark Roberts Catalogue of Fred A. Farrell’s works Dr Joanna Meacock and Mark Roberts Appendix: Archival Sources Related to Fred A. Farrell Index
£15.29
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Michelangelo: Sculptor in Bronze
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive interdisciplinary account of Michelangelo’s work as a sculptor in bronze. This book is the outcome of extensive original research undertaken over several years by academics at the University of Cambridge together with a team of international experts, directed by Dr Victoria Avery, a leading authority on the history, art and technology of bronze casting in Renaissance Italy. The catalyst for this innovative project was the attribution to Michelangelo of the Rothschild bronzes – two extraordinary bronze groups of nude men on fantastical panthers – prior to their display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in 2015. First proposed by the distinguished Michelangelo scholar Professor Paul Joannides and validated by the wide-ranging research published here, the attribution to Michelangelo has now gained widespread acceptance. As part of this pioneering project, Professor Peter Abrahams, the eminent clinical anatomist specialising in dissection, has carried out the first ever in-depth scientific analysis of the anatomy of Michelangelo’s nude figures. Abrahams’ findings have uncovered hitherto unrecognised features of Michelangelo’s unparalleled mastery of the structure and workings of the human body that give the gesture and the motion of his figures their unique expressive force. Enigmatic and visually-striking masterpieces, the Rothschild bronzes are the focus of this multi-authored, interdisciplinary volume that contains ground-breaking contributions by leading experts in the fields of art history, anatomy, conservation science, bronze casting and the history of collecting.Trade ReviewThis lavishly illustrated and scholarly book is ... fascinating reading. * Galleries *This book is a game-changer. It provides a completely new - and indeed long overdue - integrated interdisciplinary approach to Michelangelo studies. -- Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi, FlorenceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Preamble Introduction Visual Evidence 1. Brazen Defiance Young Michelangelo, Bronze and the David for France – Victoria Avery 2. Commission Impossible Michelangelo’s Bronze Julius II for Bologna – Victoria Avery 3. Divine Pipe Dreams Mature Michelangelo and the Mastery of Metal – Victoria Avery 4. The God of Design Michelangelo and the Decorative Arts – Timothy Clifford 5. Secular Popes, Pagan Times The Golden Age and Michelangelo’s Rothschild Bronzes – Cyril Humphris 6. An Anatomical ‘Whodunnit’ Dissecting the Rothschild Bronzes – Julia C. Ruston and Peter H. Abrahams 7. The Science of Art Technical Considerations of the Rothschild Bronzes – Arie Pappot with Robert van Langh 8. The Sculptor at Work Recreating the Rothschild Bronzes – Andrew Lacey 9. What a Ride! Brilliant Balance and the Beasts of the Rothschild Bronzes – Faya Causey 10. Duality in Art and Anatomy Men and Animals: Youth and Old Age in Leonardo and Michelangelo – Domenico Laurenza 11. Sources and Influences Michelangelo and Rustici – Paul Joannides 12. Tyrants and Lovers Subject and Meaning: the Rothschild Bronzes – Meg Galindo and William E. Wallace 13. In Search of a Patron The Rothschild Bronzes and the Case of the Missing Patron – Martin Gayford 14. Noble Minds Adolphe and Julie de Rothschild: The First Owners of the Rothschild Bronzes and their Collection - Dimitrios Zikos 15. News Travels Far The Reception of the Rothschild Bronzes – Morlin Ellis 16. The Catalyst A Brief Narrative in the First Person – Paul Joannides Notes Image Credits Bibliography Contributors Index
£60.00
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Gainsborough and the Theatre
Book SynopsisBased on new research, this profusely illustrated book draws together for the first time a group of works from public and private collections to examine the relationship that Thomas Gainsborough had with the theatrical world and the most celebrated stage artists of his day. Thomas Gainsborough (1727–88) was linked with the stage through personal friendships with James Quin, David Garrick and Sarah Siddons, the most renowned actors of the eighteenth century. He painted notable portraits of these and twenty others, including dramatists, dancers and composers. Not long after Gainsborough moved from Bath to London in 1774, the management of the Drury Lane theatre passed to the artist's friends Richard Brinsley and Thomas Linley. At this time, London's theatres were undergoing regular refurbishment to take account of technical innovations in lighting and stage machinery. At the King's Theatre in Haymarket in 1778, the 'elegant improvements' included frontispiece figures emblematic of Music and Dancing, and were painted in monochrome by Gainsborough. This publication firmly establishes the artist’s place within the theatrical worlds of Bath and London and shows why the art of ballet, and in particular Gainsborough’s sitters Gaetan Vestris, Auguste Vestris and Giovanna Baccelli, rose to prominence in 1780. It examines parallels between Gainsborough’s much admired painterly naturalism and the theatrical naturalism of David Garrick and Mrs Siddons, with whom he had personal friendships.Trade Review...the catalogue stands as an important work in its own right and will, no doubt, be useful for both theatre and art historians. * British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies *Table of ContentsForeword - Chris Stephens Gainsborough and the Theatre - Susan Sloman ‘English nature does not act much’ - Gainsborough, the Theatre and Nature - Susan Sloman Catalogue - Hugh Belsey Notes Bibliography Image Credits Index
£14.36
Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Rembrandt's Light
Book SynopsisA unique picture of Rembrandt's mastery of light and visual storytelling. Rembrandt’s Light brings together 35 carefully selected paintings, concentrating on his greatest years from 1639-1658, when he lived in his ideal house at Breestraat in the heart of Amsterdam (today the Museum Het Rembrandthuis). Its striking, light-infused studio was the site for the creation of Rembrandt’s most exceptional paintings, prints and drawings including ‘The Denial of St Peter’ and ‘The Artist’s Studio’. Arranged thematically, the book traces Rembrandt’s innovation: from evoking a meditative mood, to lighting people, to creating impact and drama. Highlights will include three of Rembrandt’s most famous images of women: ‘A Woman Bathing in a Stream’, ‘A Woman in Bed’ and the inimitable ‘Girl at a Window’. Published to coincide with an exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in 2019, with celebrations taking place throughout Europe to mark 350 years since the artist’s death (1669), this publication aims to refresh the way we look at works by this incomparable Dutch Master.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Rembrandt’s Light Rembrandt & Light - David de Witt and Franziska Gottwald Manipulating Light: The Master in the Studio - Helen Hillyard Lighting the Figure - Helen Hillyard ‘The World is a Theatre’: Rembrandt’s Dramatic Storytelling - Jennifer Scott The Meditative Mood - Jennifer Scott ‘Every Frame a Rembrandt’: In Conversation with Peter Suschitzky Bibliography Notes Index List of Lenders Picture Credits
£17.95
Titan Books Ltd The Art of Dave Seeley
Book SynopsisThe Art of Dave Seeley brings together the acclaimed fantasy artist's finest book cover work in one deluxe volume. Seeley works in a digital format and uses photo collages to begin each piece. Blending in specially photographed models and other elements, Seeley seamlessly forges these disparate pieces together, creating imagery of unparalleled imagination, scope, and beauty.
£25.49
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd The Road Untravelled: The Art of Sherin
Book SynopsisThe Road Untravelled began life as Sherin Aminossehe’s personal response to the geographical constraints of the COVID-19 lockdown – a drawing a day, providing relief from the daily routine of work and home-schooling. However, on a friend’s advice it became a much broader enterprise, as Sherin began to fulfil commissions in return for a charitable donation to SSAFA for people unable to travel, her art offering them an imaginative escape to the locations they longed for.This exquisite collection ranges from the United States to Nepal via London, Italy, Iran and many destinations besides. Alongside the drawings feature the personal responses of some of the people who commissioned them. Together they provide a moving record of the importance of place in our most precious memories and a testament to the consoling power of art in the most challenging times. Proceeds from the sales of The Road Untravelled will be paid in support of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing lifelong support to the UK’s Armed Forces and their families since 1885. Last year their teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 79,000 people in need, from Second World War veterans to those who have served in more recent conflicts or are still currently serving, and their families.Table of ContentsForeword Introduction The Road Untravelled Everyday Places Congregating Places Memories of Place Views and Glimpses Connecting Places Acknowledgements
£15.26
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Breaking the Rules: Paul Wonner and Theophilus
Book SynopsisIn reaction to the widespread pursuit of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Paul Wonner and William “Theophilus” Brown were among the artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who began to re-engage with the visible world, applying the gestural style of action painting to depictions of people, landscapes, and still lifes. Together, the couple aligned themselves with this new direction and became leading practitioners of the style known today as Bay Area Figuration. Over time, both artists’ works became less gestural and more overtly representational. Brown became known for his psychologically evocative landscapes with classic bathers, as well as for his lonely urban scenes. Wonner received greatest acclaim for his “baroque” still lifes laden with everyday objects, animals, and flowers. Published to accompany the most comprehensive exhibition of the artists’ work ever mounted, this exquisite publication offers an in-depth study of these trailblazing artists. Exhibition at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (30 April-27 August 2023) travels to the Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA (14 October 2023-7 Jan 2024); and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (28 January-30 March 2024).Trade ReviewThe 30 Best Books for Holiday Gifting: "...by the ’60s and ’70s, both Wonner and Brown had their own concerns and interests, as is clear in this comprehensive monograph. A terrific addition to the story of American painting in the second half of the 20th century." - Esquire
£41.25
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson
Book SynopsisWilliam H. Johnson painted his Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as a tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers, and performers as well as international heads of state working to bring peace to the world. He celebrated their accomplishments even as he acknowledged the realities of racism, violence, and oppression they faced and overcame. Some of his Fighters — Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Marian Anderson, and Mohandas Gandhi — are familiar historical figures; others are less well-known individuals whose determination and sacrifice have been eclipsed over time. Johnson elevates their lives visually, offering historical insights and fresh perspectives. Through their stories he suggests that the pursuit of freedom is an ongoing, interconnected struggle, with moments of both triumph and tragedy, and he invites us to reflect on our own struggles for justice today. In Fighters for Freedom Johnson reminds us that individual achievement and commitment to social justice are at the heart of the American story.
£21.25
Scala Publishers Ltd George Gershwin and Modern Art
Book Synopsis The composer, songwriter and pianist George Gershwin was deeply connected to modern art. On the centenary of his masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue', this striking book appraises his legacy as an artist in his own right, as a collector and as an inspiration to other artists. Before his untimely death at age 38, Gershwin produced numerous paintings, drawings and photographs. He was also an avid collector of modern art: his collection was one of the most significant of his day, with pieces by Picasso, Modigliani, Kandinsky, Chagall, Noguchi, Siqueiros and others. More recently, Gershwin's music also inspired artwork by Miguel Covarrubias, Arthur Dove, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol and many others. This beautifully designed volume appraises these three elements of Gershwin's artistic influence as artist, collector and inspiration as well as featuring select ephemera and correspondence from his artistic circle. It offers a tour through Gershwin''s multifaceted visual dimension,
£37.50
Titan Books Ltd Splendid Life
Book SynopsisCelebrated pop artist Scott C. continues to captivate audiences around the world with his deceptively simple watercolor paintings and illustrations. Now fans can once again submerge themselves in his fanciful world of dancing skeletons, smiling dinosaurs, playful superheroes, and adorable pop culture icons with an enchanting new collection of the best of his recent work. Handpicked by the artist himself, the images include over one hundred new paintings and illustrations, all created in Scott’s trademark cartoon style with his reflections and anecdotes sprinkled throughout. Filled with warmth, sly humor, and surprising insight, this book is a delightful tribute to an artist guaranteed to put a smile on the faces of both the young and the young at heart.
£17.99
Orion Publishing Co Andy Warhol
Book SynopsisKing of Pop Art Andy Warhol is one of the greatest artists of all time. Rarely venturing into public without his camera and tape recorder, Warhol was a great observer and documentarist of the American social scene.Somewhere within the iconic images, carefully-made personae, star-studded milieu, million-dollar price tags and famous quotes lies the real Andy Warhol. But who was he?With Andy Warhol,Robert Shore unfolds the multi-dimensional Warhol, dissecting his existence as undisputed art-world hotshot, recreating the amazing circle that surrounded him, and tracing his path to stardom back through his early career and his awkward and unusual youth. After Warhol, nothing would be the same - he changed art forever. Find out how with his remarkable story.'Lives of the Artists' is a new series of brief artists biographies from Laurence King Publishing. The series takes as its inspiration Giorgio Vasari's five-hundred-year-old masterwork, updating it with modern takes on the lives of key artists past and present. Focusing on the life of the artist rather than examining their work, each book also includes key images illustrating the artist's life.
£12.34
