Helen Chadwick - Softcover

Horlock, Mary; Martisching, Eva; Sladen, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 377571393X ISBN 13: 9783775713931

Publisher: Hatje Cantz, 2004

Synopsis

The first monograph offering a comprehensive survey of the unusual, sensual art of the British artist Helen Chadwick, who died suddenly at the peak of her career. Helen Chadwick (1953-96) is one of the most significant British artists of the eighties and nineties. She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1987, had a widely acclaimed exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in 1994, and was at the height of her fame at the time of her untimely death in 1996. Chadwick's art is an exploration of desire, and many of her works involve the representation of her own naked body or the use of highly sensual materials. The artist spoke of the feelings her work provoked as gorgeously repulsive, exquisitely fun, dangerously beautiful. This monograph, the first comprehensive survey of Chadwick's work, will include many of her most famous photographs, sculptures, and installations: Viral landscapes (1989-91), photographic works featuring cells taken from the artist's body; Piss Flowers (1991-92), sculptures made by casting the holes left by a man and woman urinating in the snow; and Cacao (1994), a fountain of hot bubbling chocolate.

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Review

This catalogue is essential for every art school library and any serious student of British contemporary art. --Times Higher Education Supplement

Helen Chadwick's entire life's work is included in this beautifully presented book. --Eyemazing

Synopsis

Chadwick's memory is still very much alive amongst contemporary art makers. Her importance in British art is unquestionable. This book represents her first major retrospective since her death in 1996.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 377571393X
• ISBN 13: 9783775713931
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168