The Making of John Baldessari’s Cremation Project: Author article by Patrick Pardo and Robert Dean
Last month we covered the exciting first volume of our new John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné. Today, the book’s editors Patrick Pardo and Robert Dean discuss the pioneering conceptual artist’s most infamous ‘Cremation’ project: the systematic destruction of his formative work. Author article by Patrick Pardo and Robert Dean John Baldessari is probably best known for a single, creative act of destruction … Read more
Ambitious Concept: New book takes a panoramic look at the work of conceptual artist John Baldessari
This month sees the publication of a highly anticipated book on the conceptual American artist John Baldessari. John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonne v. 1; 1956-1974 brings to light about 500 works, chronicling an important shift in Baldessari’s thinking during these formative years. Creating an illustrated catalogue raisonne for an artist that famously destroyed a huge body of his work … Read more
Books on contemporary artists: Ron Mueck
Ron Mueck by David Hurlston is the first-ever comprehensive look at internationally known artist Ron Mueck’s hyperrealist figurative sculpture. Here we take a look at the Australian artist’s ideas and methods. Those not familiar with Ron Mueck’s name will almost certainly be familiar with his work as a sculpture and model maker. Early in his … Read more
Contemporary British Artists: Tony Cragg exhibition opens today
In the next instalment in our series looking at contemporary British artists and accompanying Yale books, we take a look at the life and work of visual artist and sculptor Tony Cragg, whose exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern art opens today. Tony Cragg is one of today’s most celebrated and popular sculptors. … Read more
Contemporary British Artists: John Hoyland
Continuing our new series of blogs looking at contemporary British artists, we take a look at one of the country’s leading abstract painters, John Hoyland. Earlier this year Yale University Press published The Independent Eye: Contemporary British Art from the Collection of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie. This beautifully illustrated book takes readers inside Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie’s dynamic … Read more
