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The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain
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Simon Martin Lydia Miller

The Shape of Things

Still Life in Britain

Simon Martin,  Lydia Miller,  Miriam O’Connor Perks ,  Melanie Vandenbrouck

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English
Pallant House Gallery
09 October 2024
Art Treatments & Subjects
Historically, still life has been viewed as the lowest genre of art, but in fact it has been employed by leading British artists to grapple with some of the most profound themes relating to the human condition, and as a vehicle for artistic experimentation with new forms and ideas. The Shape of Things shows how in the early 20th century British artists renewed the traditional genre of still life for the modern age, a spirit of experimentation with the genre that continues today. Showing how the genre sits at the heart of different artistic movements in Modern British art including the Seven & Five Society, Unit One, the British Surrealist Group, St Ives and post-war abstraction, Neo-Romanticism, pop art, conceptual art and post-war figurative art, and YBAs, it presents a history of British art as understood through the lens of the still life. Other themes which will be touched on include identity, migration, consumerism, existentialism, and climate change, themes that are eminently relevant to contemporary audiences.

Featuring texts from contributors including Simon Martin, Lydia Miller, Miriam O'Connor Perks, Melanie Vandenbrouck, Phoebe Cummins, Michael Bird, Emma Sharples and Chloe Nahum.

Exhibition Schedule:

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

(11 May - 20 October 2024)
Contributions by:   , , , ,
Imprint:   Pallant House Gallery
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 267mm,  Width: 216mm, 
ISBN:   9781869827687
ISBN 10:   1869827686
Pages:   184
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Simon Martin is a curator and writer and director of Pallant House Gallery, Chichester Lydia Miller is an assistant curator at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester.  

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