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OverviewBarbara Hepworth is one of the most important artists of the 20th century, yet she has been the subject of relatively few monographs in comparison to her male counterparts. This biography moves beyond the traditional narratives of modernism, truth to materials, and the landscape to provide a penetrating insight into Hepworth's remarkable life, work and legacy. Barbara Hepworth was reproached for single-mindedness in her lifetime, with critics and commentators framing both the artist and her work as 'cool and restrained'. A continued focus on her modernist abstract sculpture of the 1930s and its relation to her male contemporaries has left vast swathes of her work and related passions overlooked. This fully illustrated biography reflects for the first time Hepworth's multi-faceted, interdisciplinary and networked approach, shedding light as never before on her interests in music, dance, poetry, contemporary politics, science and technology; her engagement with these fields through friends and networks as well as her artistic practice; and the ways in which she synthesized sometimes seemingly conflicting disciplines and ideas into one coherent and inspirational philosophy of art and life. With 178 illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eleanor Clayton , Ali SmithPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd Weight: 0.890kg ISBN: 9780500094259ISBN 10: 050009425 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 20 May 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction 1. The Shadow Dance 2. An Expanding World 3. Material Harmony 4. A New Order 5. Mother & Child 6. Artists for Peace 7. War Work 8. Landscape Sculpture 9. Concentration, Movement & Gesture 10. Fierce Counterpoint 11. Rhythmic Form 12. The Aegean Suite 13. Forms Ascending 14. Single Form 15. Affirmation of Life 16. Sun & MoonReviews'Clayton's book may be unusual in that she avoids the British biographical tradition of combining amateur psychoanalysis with elevated gossip. But it is perfect on its own terms, dissecting Hepworth's thoughtful writing, the technicalities of her changing sculptural practice, the demands of motherhood and her ambition and seriousness. What emerges most powerfully from Clayton's study is the importance of female friendships and loyalties in Hepworth's life' - Literary Review Author InformationEleanor Clayton is Curator at The Hepworth Wakefield and a Barbara Hepworth specialist. As Assistant Curator: Exhibitions and Displays at Tate Liverpool (2010-14), she curated displays around Hepworth's work and contributed to the Tate's Hepworth Research Forum in the development of the exhibition 'Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World' at Tate Britain in 2015. Ali Smith is one of Britain's leading contemporary novelists. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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