Research Catalog

Title

Art in the north of England, 1979-2008 / Gabriel N. Gee.

Author

Gee, Gabriel N.

Publication

• London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
• ©2017

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Description

x, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.

Summary

Based on rare archival material and numerous interviews with practitioners, 'Art in the North of England 1979-2008' analyses the relation between political and economic changes stemming from the 1980s and artistic developments in the principal cities of the North of England in the late 20th century. Looking in particular at the art scenes of Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle, Gabriel Gee unveils a set of powerful aesthetic reactions to industrial change and urban reconstruction during this period on the part of artists including John Davies, Pete Clarke, the Amber collective, Richard Wilson, Karen Watson, Nick Crowe & Ian Rawlinson, John Kippin, and the contribution of organisations such as Projects UK/Locus +, East Street Arts, the Henry Moore Sculpture Trust and the Bluecoat Gallery in Liverpool. While the geographical focus of this study is highly specific, a key concern throughout is the relationship between regional, national and international artistic practices and identities. 0Of interest to all scholars and students concerned with the developments of British art in the second half of the 20th century, the study is also of direct pertinence to observers of global narratives, which are here described and analysed through the concept of trans-industriality.

Series Statement

British art: Histories and interpretations since 1700

Uniform Title

British art. Histories and interpretations since 1700.

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Art, English > England, Northern > 20th century
• Art, English
• Northern England

Note

• "An Ashgate book"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-234) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

• 1472431227
• 9781472431226

OCLC

956623112

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library