"On close inspection the monochrome fabric makes its material presence felt and the viewer's gaze flits between seeing their own image and the work's materiality."
"Whether it is scooped up off the palette, deployed as propaganda, or opens the doors of perception, color is central to art not only as an element but as an idea. This unique anthology reflects on the aesthetic, cultural, and philosophical meaning of color through the writings of artists and critics, placed within the broader context of anthropology, film, philosophy, liter ..."
Colour is by DavidBatchelor Loose Leaf, Published 2017 by Waddington Custot ISBN-13: 978-0-9955490-2-9, ISBN: 0-9955490-2-8
"In it he states: 'The artists featured in this collection are not working in 'cultural studies' - not formally at any rate. Like all good artists, however, they are engaged with the political and cultural contexts of their time."
"Vincent Van Gogh, 'Letter to his Brother Theo', reprinted in Artin Theory, –, ed.
Charles Harrison and Paul Wood with Jason Gaiger (Oxford, ), pp. –. Johannes
Itten, The Elements ofColour (London, ), p. . Gerhard Richter, extract from letter to
E. Wilde, February , reprinted in Gerhard Richter, exh. cat., Tate Gallery, London
(), pp. –. Ibid. Klaus Stromer, ed., Colour Systems in Art and Science (Konstanz, ).
Ronald W. Casson, 'Col ..."
"Color surrounds us: the lush green hues of trees and grasses, the variant blues of water and the sky, the bright pops of yellow and red from flowers. But at the same time, color lies at the limits of language and understanding. In this absorbing sequel to Chromophobiawhich addresses the extremes of love and loathing provoked by color since antiquityDavid Batchelor charts color’s more ambiguous terrain. The Luminous and the Grey exp ..."
Tony Swain Dvd by DavidBatchelor Dvd, 117 Pages, Published 2012 by Fruitmarket Gallery ISBN-13: 978-1-908612-18-2, ISBN: 1-908612-18-5
"These are preoccupations that are best charted in the immensely varied two-dimensional work that is the subject of this publication, which represents a first considered attempt to analyse Batchelor’s graphic register by reflecting ..."
The Metalmark Contract by DavidBatchelor Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2011 by Black Rose Writing ISBN-13: 978-1-61296-011-1, ISBN: 1-61296-011-1
"The alien Metalmark offered mankind a starship and its advanced technology in a trade for the rights to planet Mercury and moon Triton. What could go wrong? But his appearance sent the nations of Earth into turmoil as many people suspected danger and a trick. Our dreams of futuristic breakthroughs made Metalmark a celebrity in the West, but inflamed the Islamic world. A scientist with the space agency and a CIA spy became two of Met ..."
Bob Law A Retrospective by Bob Law, John Doe, DavidBatchelor Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2010 by Ram Distribution ISBN-13: 978-1-905464-26-5, ISBN: 1-905464-26-6
"The first-ever comprehensive monograph on the life and work of influential British conceptual artist Bob Law. Beginning in the 1950s, inspired by the landscape, Law made his most famous works while lying on his back in a field. These seemingly simple outlines led to a minimalist exploration that spanned almost 60 years.In 1974, Law made a series of black paintings out of different combination of dark colors. His vocabulary of elemental ..."
Fountains by DavidBatchelor Paperback, Published 2010 by Air ISBN-13: 978-0-9557533-3-6, ISBN: 0-9557533-3-3
Sculpture in Painting(Updated) The Representation of Sculpture in Painting from Titian to the Present by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Fabio Barry, DavidBatchelor Paperback, 141 Pages, Published 2009 by Henry Moore Institute ISBN-13: 978-1-905462-28-5, ISBN: 1-905462-28-X
"The works have been separated into three sections: Beginning with the relationshipbetween inanimate sculpture and the 'living' human subject, we move through a ..."
"Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, and Andy Warhol all wrote fiction - but there has never previously been a compllation of the prose of British artists. "The Alpine Fantasy of Victor B and Other Stories" brings together seventeen of Britain's leading contemporary artists in one collection. Moving, humorous and sometimes deeply macabre, these stories deal with dementia, mortality, mass murder and madness. A young woman derails a Virgin train, ki ..."
Unplugged by Pat Fisher, Martin Minton, DavidBatchelor Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of Edinburgh Talbot Rice Gallery ISBN-13: 978-1-873108-53-6, ISBN: 1-873108-53-2
"One of the most influential American artists of the post-war period, Donald Judd changed the course of modern sculpture. Beginning as an art critic and then a painter, Judd moved into three dimensions with the box-like structures he produced in the early 1960s, either arranged on the gallery floor or mounted on the wall. Initially constructed by hand, the sculptures were later industrially manufactured in galvanized iron, steel, plexigl ..."
"Cabinet is a quarterly magazine of art and culture that confounds expectations of what is typically meant by the words "art," "culture," and even sometimes "magazine." Like the 17th-century cabinet of curiosities to which its name alludes, Cabinet is as interested in the margins of culture as the center. Featuring wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary content in each issue through the varied formats of regular columns, essays, interviews, an ..."
"One of the most influential American artists of the post-war period, Donald Judd (1928-1994) changed the course of modern sculpture. This lavishly illustrated survey accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern in early 2004, which subsequently tours to European venues. Featuring contributions by Nicholas Serota (Director of Tate), Rudi Fuchs (former Director of The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam), American critics Richard Shiff and David ..."
"One of the most influential American artists of the post-war period, Donald Judd (1928-1994) changed the course of modern sculpture. This lavishly illustrated survey accompanies a major exhibition at Tate Modern in early 2004, which subsequently tours to European venues. Featuring contributions by Nicholas Serota (Director of Tate), Rudi Fuchs (former Director of The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam), American critics Richard Shiff and David ..."