Eduardo Paolozzi by Daniel F. Herrmann (English) Hardcover Book

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A seminal new publication on one of Britain's most original and influential post-war artists, marking a major retrospective.

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Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) was one of the most innovative and irreverent British artists of the 20th century. Considered the 'godfather of Pop Art', his powerful collages, sculptures and prints challenged mid-century British modernism by drawing on mass culture, science fiction and industrial design. Accompanying the first major exhibition of Paolozzi's art since 1975, this publication presents a fresh and comprehensive overview of his work from the 1940s to the 1990s, highlighting not only his unique position as one of Britain's most dynamic, versatile and pugilistic artists, but also the relevance of his work today. As well as entries on more than 100 works and a full bibliography, the book presents new approaches to Paolozzi by critics Hal Foster and Jon Wood, and by the contemporary Mexican artist Mariana Castillo Deball; new research and comment by Beth Williamson, Lisa Maddigan Newby and Dawn Ades; a discussion on Paolozzi's public sculpture with Turner Prize winners Assemble; and a reprint of a brilliant 1971 conversation between Paolozzi and the novelist J.G. Ballard.

Author Biography

Daniel F. Herrmann is Eisler Curator and Head of Curatorial Studies at the Whitechapel Gallery, London.

Review

... this is an essential monograph, especially for libraries, full of fascinating new research about a prodigious artist whose full range is still being measured.--M. Kasper "Rain Taxi Review of Books"Paolozzi effectively invented pop art, collaging brash consumer imagery from US magazines.... an excellent introduction to a fascinating, yet oddly inscrutable figure.--Mark Hudson "The Telegraph"The artist's relevance to our disruptive digital age shines through.... a substantial catalogue.--Simon Martin "The Art Newspaper"The cataloge...is superb.--Laura Freeman "The Spectator"

Long Description

If the entire twentieth century were to vanish in some huge calamity, it would be possible to reconstitute a large part of it from Paolozzi's sculpture and screenprints. --J.G. Ballard Eduardo Paolozzi was one of the most innovative and irreverent British artists of the 20th century. Considered the "godfather of Pop art," his powerful collages, sculptures and prints participated in and pushed back against the currents of postwar British art history, from his 1947 collage "I Was a Rich Man's Plaything" to the 1950s "Geometry of Fear" sculpture, through the Swinging Sixties and on to the advent of "Cool Britannia." In the event of a nuclear holocaust, J.G. Ballard said, Paolozzi's enormous body of work "could serve as evidence to reconstruct the 20th century." Accompanying the first major international exhibition of Paolozzi's art since 1975, this publication presents a comprehensive overview of Paolozzi's work from the 1940s to the 1990s, reassessing one of the most dynamic, versatile and pugilistic artists from Britain and highlighting the relevance of his work for artists today. As well as including a history of the artist's work in an international context, the book presents new approaches to Paolozzi from Hal Foster and Jon Wood, as well as a contribution by the contemporary Mexican artist Mariana Cristallo Deball.

Review Quote

... this is an essential monograph, especially for libraries, full of fascinating new research about a prodigious artist whose full range is still being measured.

Details ISBN0854882537 Publisher Whitechapel Gallery Year 2017 ISBN-10 0854882537 ISBN-13 9780854882533 Format Hardcover Pages 288 Publication Date 2017-02-08 Author Daniel F. Herrmann Language English UK Release Date 2017-02-08 Imprint Whitechapel Gallery Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout NZ Release Date 2017-02-08 DEWEY 709.2 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-02-07 We've got this

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