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Sarah Lucas / Matthew Collings.

By: Series: Modern artists seriesPublication details: London : Tate, 2002.Description: 128 p. : col. ill. ; 27cmISBN:
  • 1854373897
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Contents:
1. Let there be lite : Penis nailed to a board, 1992 -- 2. Philosophy of rude : Two fried eggs and a kebab, 1992 -- 3. Art history : Get hold of this, 1994-5 -- 4. Admire own self : Self portraits, 1990-1998, 1999 -- 5. Oh no, not sex and death again : Bunny gets snookered, 1997 -- 6. Beauty : Life's a drag (organs), 1998.
Summary: Witty and accessible, Collings' book provides a thorough overview of the life and work of one of the most important artists working in Britain today. Previous books by Collings include 'The London Artworld from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst', 'It Hurts', 'This is Modern Art' and 'Art Crazy Nation'. ; Sarah Lucas is one of the best known of the so-called young British artists that came to prominence in the 1990s. Active in a variety of media including sculpture, photography and installation, her perennial themes of sex, death, and gender are laced with a bleak humour that gives her work a distinctive and instantly recognisable voice.;In the first monograph to be published on Lucas, Matthew Collings explores the issues relating to her art and ideas and the historical moment they inhabit. Six key works are examined in depth. The text intends to be witty and accessible, Collings provides a thorough overview of the life and work of one of the most important artists working in Britain today.;This title forms part of Tate Publishing's new "Modern Artists" series.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Monographs Room LUC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 06427

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Let there be lite : Penis nailed to a board, 1992 -- 2. Philosophy of rude : Two fried eggs and a kebab, 1992 -- 3. Art history : Get hold of this, 1994-5 -- 4. Admire own self : Self portraits, 1990-1998, 1999 -- 5. Oh no, not sex and death again : Bunny gets snookered, 1997 -- 6. Beauty : Life's a drag (organs), 1998.

Witty and accessible, Collings' book provides a thorough overview of the life and work of one of the most important artists working in Britain today. Previous books by Collings include 'The London Artworld from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst', 'It Hurts', 'This is Modern Art' and 'Art Crazy Nation'. ; Sarah Lucas is one of the best known of the so-called young British artists that came to prominence in the 1990s. Active in a variety of media including sculpture, photography and installation, her perennial themes of sex, death, and gender are laced with a bleak humour that gives her work a distinctive and instantly recognisable voice.;In the first monograph to be published on Lucas, Matthew Collings explores the issues relating to her art and ideas and the historical moment they inhabit. Six key works are examined in depth. The text intends to be witty and accessible, Collings provides a thorough overview of the life and work of one of the most important artists working in Britain today.;This title forms part of Tate Publishing's new "Modern Artists" series.