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Book SynopsisThis luxuriously presented monograph documents the life, work, architecture and design achievements, plus the art, jewellery and fashion collections of leading Australian cultural advocate Gene Sherman. Here she shares intimate accounts of her journey in her own words and is joined by many internationally renowned and influential art world commentators, curators, fashion designers, and educators who have contributed incisive essays — rich with personal anecdotes — on the impressive cultural trajectory of this world-renowned art advocate and academic, collector and philanthropist. Beautifully photographed throughout, The Spoken Object features many previously unseen pictures of Gene Sherman, along with photographs of her personal collections, iconic fashion items and jewellery, significant art and sculpture, designer furniture, significant architecture, including the beautifully designed interiors of the stunning home she lives in and shared with her late husband, Brian Sherman.
Table of ContentsPREFACE – by Gene Sherman INTRODUCTION: The Spoken Object: Dr Gene Sherman AM – by Dolla Merrillees Dr G. – by Joni Waka FASHION THREAD THROUGH: Gene Sherman’s Fashion Collection – by Dolla Merrillees The Eye Listens: Gene Sherman’s Fashion Collection – by Akiko Fukai Fifty-Eight Visits to Japan – by Chikako Tatsuuma On Clothing as Art – by Alison Kubler JEWELLERY WELL WORN: A Contemporary Jewellery Collector’s Journey – by Timothy Nicol-Ford Collectors on Collecting – by Diane Venet and Gene Sherman DESIGN ENTRE NOUS: The Braelin Collection – by David Congram Ode to Lavinia – by Stephen Todd Wunderkammering – by David Clark Trois / Tre / Three: Surfaces – by Karen McCartney ARCHITECTURE Fugitive Architecture – by Susan Holden and Ashley Paine The Fix – by Gene Sherman On Fugitive Structures – by Phillip Rossington Notes Author Information Acknowledgements References Image Credits Index
