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"Coinciding with a solo presentation of 'The Hoax Suite' by British painter Justin Mortimer at the 2018 Armory Show in New York, this publication presents 30 paintings depicting dead and dying flowers, offering not only an intense exposition of still life, but perhaps also one of the most significant series of paintings of flowers in our time. Alongside new photography of all the paintings, the book features a specially commissioned essay by London-based writer Freya Cooper Kiddie, in which she investigates the techniques and aesthetics of a series that fuses decaying organic matter with corrupted digital technology. While ""The Hoax Suite"" is an exploration of the dialogue between figuration and abstraction, its themes are manifold, from the contemplation of mortality to faded beauty and lost love – fragrant flowers in full bloom, as if to deceive us, soon decay. Here, in these dank, acrid, darkly psychedelic works, Mortimer shines a flashlight on the spectral beauty of death, and in doing so, reminds us that life is the agonising yet ecstatic explosion of color that fleetingly fills the void. AUTHORS: Justin Mortimer graduated from the Slade School of Art in 1992 and lives and works in London. Recent solo exhibitions include Parafin, London (2017 and 2015), Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham (2015), Future Perfect, Singapore (2015), Haunch of Venison, London (2012), and Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles (2011). Freya Cooper Kiddie is a freelance writer who lives and works in London. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a BA in History of Art from the University of Warwick. Cooper Kiddie has contributed to anthologies including Vitamin D2: New Perspectives in Drawing (2013, Phaidon) and Vitamin P2: New Perspectives in Painting (2011, Phaidon), and to catalogues such as James Lumsden, Reflex (2015, Sarah Myerscough Gallery) and The Witching Hour (2010, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery). She has published articles in magazines including Blink Magazine, Flash Art International and Crack Magazine."

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Justin Mortimer graduated from the Slade School of Art in 1992 and lives and works in London. Recent solo exhibitions include Parafin, London (2017 and 2015), Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts, University of Nottingham (2015), Future Perfect, Singapore (2015), Haunch of Venison, London (2012), and Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles (2011). Freya Cooper Kiddie is a freelance writer who lives and works in London. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and a BA in History of Art from the University of Warwick. Matt Price is a London-based publisher, editor and writer. He holds a BA in art history from the University of Nottingham and an MA in curating from the Royal College of Art, London. His writing has featured in magazines such as Art Monthly, ArtReview, frieze and Flash Art, and he is a regular contributor to Art Quarterly, the magazine of Art Fund.

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