Julian Opie
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Julian Opie
Thames and Hudson, 1994, c1993
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Exhibition catalogue
Published on the occasion of the exhibiton of the same name, organised by the South Bank Centre, at the Hayward Gallery, 4 Nov. 1993-6 Feb. 1994 and at the Kunstverein Hannover, 26 Feb.-17 April 1994
"Exhibition organized by Martin Caiger-Smith" -- Colophon
Bibliography: p. 122-124
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Internationally acclaimed as one of the most resourceful and engaging younger artists in Britain, Julian Opie has been exhibiting his diverse work since the early 1980s, and has steadily gained a reputation stretching from Europe to Japan and the United States. He first established himself with painted steel sculptures of ordinary objects - typewriters, books, food, luggage - and of Old Master canvases. Since then, he has worked in a proliferation of styles: colourful abstract sculptures; mysteriously pseudo-functional objects resembling air vents, light boxes and lavatory cubicles; space-filling wood constructions with cryptic titles. His latest pieces feature subjects from austere acrylic paintings and concrete models of motorways to miniature houses, castles and fortifications. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, this comprehensive publication on Opie illustrates each phase of his career, with large-scale colour reproductions of many works, together with preparatory sketches and models and comparative illustrations.
Five commentators on modern art examine all aspects of his work and provide a complete aesthetic context for this eclectic, original artist.
Table of Contents
- Julian Opie - an introduction
- beyond the architectural
- spam for tea
- rehearsing realities
- operation atopia.
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