Nonconformers: Undoing Labels and Preconceptions of “Outsider Art” in Britain
By Lisa Slominski In this blog, London-based art curator, writer and cultural producer, Lisa Slominski, introduces her new…
Contemporary art
December’s Bookshop of the Month – Aye-Aye Books
Our final Bookshop of the Month for 2020 is Aye-Aye Books, located in the Centre for Contemporary Arts,…
Bookshop of the Month: The ICA
This month we visit the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London for our regular bookshop of the month feature. The ICA…
Stars of the 56th Venice Biennale, selected by David Ebony
Our special correspondent David Ebony is recently returned from Venice where he took in the sights and sounds of…
Rothko Roundup: Four Books on the Abstract Expressionist
‘A painting is not about an experience. It is an experience.’ – Mark Rothko Mark Rothko is often…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Contemporary British Artists: John Hoyland
Continuing our new series of blogs looking at contemporary British artists, we take a look at one of…
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…