Dimensions
250 x 290 x 19mm
Part of the Contemporary Artists series.
Richard Deacon has occupied the foreground of British sculpture since the 1980s. His virtuoso constructions in wood or metal range in scale from the domestic to the monumental, their structure recalling both engineering and anatomy. The forms he creates evoke the material world of everyday artefacts and the inner world of the body, as site of sensuality, of memory and language.
Born in Wales, Deacon studied in London where he continues to live and work. He has exhibited at the Serpentine, Whitechapel and Tate Galleries in Britain, where he was awarded the Turner Prize in 1987; his sculptures have featured in important international surveys such as the Munster Sculpture Project in 1987 and Documenta IX. Deacon's work is also permanently sited in locations around the world ranging from the Middelheim Sculpture Park, Antwerp, to Yonge Square Plaza, Toronto, to Office Tower Plaza, Auckland, New Zealand.
As well as featuring all his most important works, this comprehensive overview includes early performances, drawings and designs for the stage. The survey by Thompson traces the genealogy of Deacon's work in relation to language; the artist talks with Tazzi about the context of space and place; and Schjeldahl reveals the complexities of a single sculpture. Deacon's own writings are on subjects ranging from Rilke's poetry to the care as public sculpture.
'Contemporary Artists' is a series of authoritative and highly illustrated studies of important artists of the late 20th century. Each title offers a comprehensive survey of individual artists' works. Different genres of art writing are contributed by an international spectrum of authors who are leading figures in their fields, ranging from art history and criticism to philosophy, cultural theory and fiction. Each study provides incisive analyses and multiple perspectives on contemporary art and its inspiration. These are essential source books for everyone concerned with art today.
