The Beechwood Airship Interviews

Richards, Dan

ISBN 10: 0008105219 / ISBN 13: 9780008105211

Published by The Friday Project / HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2015

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First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. SIGNED, DATED INSCRIBED AND DOODLED BY THE AUTHOR, IN BLACK AND RED PEN, ON TITLE PAGE 'Peter! All the Best from Gladfest 2017. Dan Richards, with a doodle of an airship (shark?) above title'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of soft covers with flaps and spine, corners very slightly bent, spine uncreased, not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 534pp. A journey into the head spaces and workplaces of some of Britain's most unique artists. Bill Drummond, Richard Lawrence, Stanley Donwood, Jenny Saville, David Nash, Manic Street Preachers, Dame Judi Dench, Cally Callomon, Sheryl Garratt, Vaughan Oliver, Jane Bown, Steve Gullick, Stewart Lee, The Butcher of Common Sense and Robert Macfarlane, his co author of 'Holloway'. The people interviewed in this book come from all corners of Britain's cultural landscape but are united in their commitment to their craft. At the beginning of this extraordinary memoir Dan Richards impulsively decides to build an airship in his art school bar (as you do!). His search for what it is that compels both him and them to create becomes a profound examination of what it is to be an artist in 21st century Britain, and an inspiring testament to the importance of making art for art's sake. Scarce signed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Beechwood Airship Interviews
• Publisher: The Friday Project / HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008105219
• ISBN 13: 9780008105211
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Cover by Stanley Donwood
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

A journey into the headspaces and workplaces of some of Britain’s most unique artists, from the co-author of the critically acclaimed Holloway.

‘Very good – up my street’ Sir Quentin Blake

‘A riveting chain reaction’ Simon Starling

‘A wonderful jigsaw puzzle of a book’ Observer

Bill Drummond. Richard Lawrence. Stanley Donwood. Jenny Saville. David Nash. Manic Street Preachers. Dame Judi Dench. Cally Callomon. Sheryl Garratt. Vaughan Oliver. Jane Bown. Steve Gullick. Stewart Lee. The Butcher of Common Sense. Robert Macfarlane.

Artists. Writers. Photographers. Musicians. A comedian. An actor. A printer. An airship.

The people interviewed in this book come from all corners of Britain’s cultural landscape but are united in their commitment to their craft.

At the beginning of this extraordinary memoir, Dan Richards impulsively decides to build an airship in his art school bar, an act of opposition which leads him to meet and interview some of Britain’s most extraordinary artists, craftsmen and technicians in the spaces and environments in which they work.

His search for what it is that compels both him and them to create becomes a profound examination of what it is to be an artist in twenty-first century Britain, and an inspiring testament to the importance of making art for art’s sake.

About the Author

Dan Richards was born in Wales in 1982 and grew up in Bristol. He has studied at UEA and Norwich Art School.