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Book SynopsisFocusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, Pushing paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest. These broad themes allow for original connections to be made between images, which will inspire all practitioners of drawing. Supported by the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, the book showcases work by major contemporary artists from around the world, including Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Adel Daoud, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, Richard Hamilton, Jacob El Hanani, David Hockney, Ellen Gallagher, Andrzej Jackowski, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Minjung Kim, Marcia Kure, Nja Mahdaoui, Sol LeWitt, Bahman Mohassess, David Nash, Eduardo Paolozzi, Cornelia Parker, Grayson Perry, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, Susan Schwalb, Hamid Sulaiman, Imran Qureshi, Haj
Trade Review'A fascinating tour accompanied by an explanatory text that is both thorough and intriguing' - The Artist
'Gorgeous … drawing is a medium that excites wherever it appears' - Art Book Reviews
Table of ContentsPreface by Hugo Chapman • Introduction by Isabel Seligman •
Systems and Process, Andrew Parkinson •
Identity, Alix Collingwood-Swinburn •
Place and Space, Alison Cooper •
Time and Memory, Isabel Seligman •
Power and Protest, Katy Freer
