Maggi Hambling: War Requiem

Distributed for Unicorn Publishing Group
160 pages
|
100 color plates
|
9 x 10 4/5
|
© 2014
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
War Requium
Aftermath
Curriculum Vitae
List of Works
Aftermath
Curriculum Vitae
List of Works
Review Quotes
Choice
"This book commemorates and contextualizes British artist Maggi Hambling’s contribution to the 2013 SNAP exhibition at the Aldeburgh Festival. That year, the festival commissioned artists to reflect on the legacy of composer Benjamin Britten; Hambling’s installation included almost 50 powerfully expressionist, mostly abstract, paintings titled eitherVictim or Battlefield and accompanied by a truncated recording of Britten’s eponymous piece. Cahill expertly guides readers through Hambling’s emotionally and artistically visceral creation in the first section of the text, comparing Hambling’s work to other war-themed visual art and evaluating her impact on the genre. In the second and third portions of the book, Cahill establishes a context for War Requiem in Hambling’s oeuvre before its creation and considers its “aftermath” in her most recent painting and sculpture. This book, with its lucid text peppered with piquant quotes from Hambling and abundant, high-quality color illustrations of her work, provides an accessible introduction."
For more information, or to order this book, please visit https://press.uchicago.edu
Google preview here
Art: British Art
You may purchase this title at these fine bookstores. Outside the USA, see our international sales information.