Alongside her career as an artist, Phyllida Barlow has written, taught, lectured and been the subject of numerous interviews. Over the course of her lengthy career, she has become as well-known for her writing and pedagogy as for her imposing, colourful and playful installations. This massive volume compiles 50 texts by Barlow – giving access to nearly 50 years of her prose, presentations, reflections on artists and conversations. This reader gives access to nearly 50 years of Barlow’s thoughts on making, teaching, drawing and artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Marcel Duchamp, Eva Hesse, Eduardo Chillida, Henry Moore and David Smith.
- 496 pages.
- 172 colour, 15 b/w ills.
- 15.2 x 24.1 cm
Meet Phyllida Barlow For more than 50 years, British artist Phyllida Barlow has taken inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once menacing and playful. She creates anti-monumental sculptures from inexpensive, low-grade materials such as cardboard, fabric, plywood, polystyrene, scrim and cement. These constructions are often painted in industrial or vibrant colours, the seams of their construction left at times visible, revealing the means of their making.
