Focusing 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, Hajra Waheed and Rachel Whiteread, as well as exciting works by lesser-known artists.
Aimed at admirers of drawing, and artists and students alike, Pushing paper provides an arresting analysis of the status of drawing in the world of contemporary art.
Edited by:
Isabel Seligman
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 250mm,
Width: 220mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9780500480540
ISBN 10: 0500480540
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 02 December 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface 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
Isabel Seligman is the Bridget Riley Art Foundation Curator at the British Museum. She is the author of Lines of thought: drawing from Michelangelo to now and contributed to The American Dream: pop to the present.
Reviews for Pushing paper: Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now
'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
