This comprehensive survey explores the provocative work of British artist Sarah Lucas, known for her bold sculptures that challenge gender, sexuality, and identity. Featuring eight essays and an interview, the book highlights her artistic evolution in sculpture, photography, and installation since the late 1980s.
In ‘God is Dad’ erstellt die britische Kunstlerin eine persoenlichen Aufzeichnung ueber Ihre gleichnamigen Ausstellung bei Barbara Galdstone New York. Das Buch folgt keiner traditioneller Buchstruktur sonder besteht aus einer Montage handschriftlich betitelter Ausstellungsfotos und kurzen abstrakten Textfragmente des Schriftsteller und Partner der Kuenstlerin Oliver Garbay. Das gemeinsam erarbeite Layout schafft einen perosenlichen oft codierten Dialog zwischen den beiden Kuenstlern der Werk und Austellung reflektiert.
In 1955, inspired by a televised automobile advertisement, twelve-year-old Sara Hellerud and her twin sister Susie took up dancing. Like the pair of huckstering ballerinas who sailed over the Buick, they vaulted over milk cans and barbed wire. The TV dancers had provided an irresistible contrast to the workaday world of their family's dairy farm in Polk County, Wisconsin. This and other fantasies shared by the twins enabled them to dance through a tense childhood and adolescence. From the vantage of middle-age, Sara recalls her early years with pride and humor. She also explores the process through which the twins unraveled their symbiotic, almost merged, identity to become independent young women eager to investigate the wider world.
The book catalogs Sarah Lucas' iconic Bunny series, showcasing her evolution of sculptures made from pantyhose filled with materials like kapok or wool, and later incorporating socks and shoes. The pieces evoke a haunting image of seated female figures in states of vulnerability and submission, which gradually shift to a more confident, rebellious stance. This richly illustrated catalog spans three decades, featuring key works that have been enhanced with color, bases, and various casting materials. Text contributions are by Roisin Tappioni and Nancy Spector.
Specially commissioned and designed artist book of 14 prints by Julian Simmons and Sarah Lucas based on Lucas' Muses which she exhibited at the British Pavilion, 56th Venice International Art Biennale, Venice (2015)