Bøger af Jason Beard

Key Hirst works situated in the exquisite landscape and architecture of St MoritzHeld in 2021 in St Moritz, Mental Escapology was Damien Hirst's (born 1965) first major exhibition in Switzerland. It featured over 40 works from some of his best-known series--including the Spot Paintings, Natural History and Mental Escapology--presented across multiple outdoor and indoor sites. Highlights included the 12-foot bronze sculpture The Monk (2014) positioned in the center of the frozen Lake St Moritz. Elsewhere, another piece from Hirst's Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable series, Two Figures with a Drum (2013), was installed on the southwestern edge of the lake, while his 21-foot sculpture Temple (2008) towered over the lake's north bank. Some of Hirst's most recognizable works were displayed in an 18th-century building and in the Protestant church in the town's center. Designed by the exhibition's curator, Jason Beard, this publication provides an overview of the show, presenting the works alongside a selection of quotes by Hirst.

In 2014, Damien Hirst (born 1965) unveiled a new series of paintings made up of vast numbers of surgical instruments that combine to form bird's-eye views of cities from around the world. With the Black Scalpel Cityscapes, Hirst investigates subjects pertaining to the sometimes-disquieting realities of modern life--surveillance, urbanization, globalization and the virtual nature of conflict--as well as those relating to the human condition in general, such as our inability to arrest physical decay. Described by the artist as "portraits of living cities," the series is illustrated in full and accompanied by a comprehensive list of artwork details in this signed limited edition, which features a black zipper down the spine. The volume also includes an essay by Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps, and a fictional short story by novelist and arts writer Michael Bracewell.

A concise selection of Photorealist gems from a celebrated veteran of the genreBased in Maine and New York, Richard Estes (born 1932) is a pioneer of Photorealist painting and its most devoted and accomplished practitioner. His work is defined by a profound commitment to the quotidian truths of his depictions. Over the last half century, the rare integrity of his creative process has unveiled a rich understanding of the world around us, even as our cities, our landscapes and our rituals change--slowly and steadily, then all at once.Richard Estes: Voyages accompanies the artist's first UK retrospective at Newport Street Gallery, London, and presents a broad selection of more than 45 paintings made over the last 30 years, from his timeless, pristine depictions of New York City to his lesser-known paintings made following trips to Europe, Asia, Africa and Antarctica.The book includes a conversation between Estes and Hans Ulrich Obrist, and features an essay by curator Patterson Sims.

Published to accompany the exhibition held at Newport Street Gallery, London, 7th October 2020-7th March 2021.

The beginning of a series of books about worldwide emerging contemporary artists. Spring 2009 focuses on three London based artists.