Notes from the playground /
Notes from the Playground' is a carefully selected anthology of thirty essays by the curator, academic and writer, Richard Flood. This new collection of his written work from over the past forty years reveals an original and rigorous connection to the world of ideas and beauty and the critical...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Ridinghouse,
2017.
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| Summary: | Notes from the Playground' is a carefully selected anthology of thirty essays by the curator, academic and writer, Richard Flood. This new collection of his written work from over the past forty years reveals an original and rigorous connection to the world of ideas and beauty and the critical and aesthetic experience of our present times. Drawing from his broad knowledge of history, cinema, literature, poetry, design and architecture, Flood's writings combine the autobiographical with the theoretical, presenting an intimate understanding of renowned contemporary artists. Throughout many of the essays, Flood draws on personal correspondence between himself and the artist, including an annotated conversation with Paul Thek discussing his fabricated works of wax 'raw meat' facsimiles embedded in luxurious Plexiglas cases, four interviews with Robert Gober during the 1990s, offering vivid accounts of his sculptural and creative process and a detailed description of a portrait sitting at Michael Landy's studio. |
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| Physical Description: | 333 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 325-331) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1909932396 9781909932395 |