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
Contemporary Art books and the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is an essential part of the London art calendar. First held in 1769 it is now the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world, drawing together a wide range of new and recent work by established, unknown and emerging artists. With this in mind, we look at a number of … Read more
