For the past four decades, a resilient strand of contemporary art has emerged, where artists embrace the natural environment as their context and inspiration, distinct from traditional landscape painting. This work showcases six significant contemporary artists who engage with the landscape, utilizing natural materials and processes. Their methods emphasize observation and reflection rather than intrusion, setting them apart from the American Land Art movement. Herman de Vries, Chris Drury, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Nikolaus Lang, Richard Long, and Giuseppe Pennone, while not belonging to a specific school, share a deep empathy for nature and a commitment to working outside urban modernist contexts. Interviews with the artists, conducted by William Furlong, reveal diverse motivations and striking similarities in their concerns and methods. An introductory essay by Mel Gooding situates these artists within historical and contemporary frameworks, discussing others like Josef Beuys and Andy Goldsworthy. This richly illustrated book addresses the need for more information on a field of contemporary art that, despite its warm reception, often remains inaccessible to the public due to its character and remote locations. It is essential reading for those interested in contemporary European art and will appeal to anyone drawn to the natural environment.
Richard Long Boeken
Richard Long creëert duistere, spannende en psychologisch rijke bovennatuurlijke horror- en thrillerverhalen die mythologie, wetenschap en mysterie vermengen tot meeslepende verhalen. Zijn proza is vaardig en helder, waarbij hij lezers behendig tussen de psychés van personages laat bewegen en een intelligente, zelfbewuste en vaak amusante kijk biedt op angstaanjagende elementen. Longs vertelkunst is meesterlijk, ontroerend, diepgaand en vlot, met passages die als poëtisch kunnen worden omschreven. Lezers die zijn unieke mix van het macabere, literaire diepgang en een vleugje zwarte humor waarderen, zullen reikhalzend uitkijken naar zijn werk.
Richard Long: walking in circles
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Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Hayward Gallery, the South Bank Centre, London, 14 June - 11 August 1991
Konrad Fischer is internationally regarded as one of the most important gallerists of the post-war period. He founded his Düsseldorf gallery in 1967, immediately showing American artists such as Bruce Nauman and Carl Andre, for the first time in Europe. This volume explores the gallery’s history through unpublished photographs and interviews.