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Not without my ghosts : the artist as medium / [text by and curator, Simon Grant, Susan L. Aberth, Lars Bang Larson ; foreword by Brian Cass].

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2020.Description: 111 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781853323737
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Contents:
Foreword / Brian Cass -- Spiritualist sisters in art / Simon Grant -- Spirit voices, women's voices : art and mediumship / Susan L. Aberth -- Infinite redress : politics in spiritualism and medium art / Lars Bang Larsen -- List of exhibited works -- List of illustrations -- Biographies -- Acknowledgements and credits.
Summary: Not Without My Ghosts' brings together more than 30 international artists, from the late nineteenth century to the present day, whose work is inspired by Spiritualism and its rich cultural history. With original essays by art historian Susan L. Aberth and curators Simon Grant and Lars Bang Larsen, this publication explores the anti-authoritarian political agendas of nineteenth-century Spiritualism and the movement's close association to the history of feminism, as well as its continued influence on contemporary practitioners. Spanning diverse artistic approaches, 'Not Without My Ghosts' offers a unique insight into the ties that bind spirit and mediumistic art across the centuries. Artists featured include William Blake, Marjorie Cameron, Bonnie Camplin, Ann Churchill, Ithell Colquhoun, Louise Despont, Casimiro Domingo, Madame Fondrillon, Chiara Fumai, Madge Gill, Susan Hiller, Barbara Honywood, Georgiana Houghton, Anna Mary Howitt, Victor Hugo, Augustin Lesage, Pia Lindman, Ann Lislegaard, André Masson, Grace Pailthorpe, Frantisk Jaroslav Pecka, Olivia Plender, Sigmar Polke, Lea Porsager, Austin Osman Spare, Yves Tanguy, Suzanne Treister and John Varley.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Gold 704.94913 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10531

Includes list of exhibited works.

Foreword / Brian Cass -- Spiritualist sisters in art / Simon Grant -- Spirit voices, women's voices : art and mediumship / Susan L. Aberth -- Infinite redress : politics in spiritualism and medium art / Lars Bang Larsen -- List of exhibited works -- List of illustrations -- Biographies -- Acknowledgements and credits.

Not Without My Ghosts' brings together more than 30 international artists, from the late nineteenth century to the present day, whose work is inspired by Spiritualism and its rich cultural history. With original essays by art historian Susan L. Aberth and curators Simon Grant and Lars Bang Larsen, this publication explores the anti-authoritarian political agendas of nineteenth-century Spiritualism and the movement's close association to the history of feminism, as well as its continued influence on contemporary practitioners. Spanning diverse artistic approaches, 'Not Without My Ghosts' offers a unique insight into the ties that bind spirit and mediumistic art across the centuries. Artists featured include William Blake, Marjorie Cameron, Bonnie Camplin, Ann Churchill, Ithell Colquhoun, Louise Despont, Casimiro Domingo, Madame Fondrillon, Chiara Fumai, Madge Gill, Susan Hiller, Barbara Honywood, Georgiana Houghton, Anna Mary Howitt, Victor Hugo, Augustin Lesage, Pia Lindman, Ann Lislegaard, André Masson, Grace Pailthorpe, Frantisk Jaroslav Pecka, Olivia Plender, Sigmar Polke, Lea Porsager, Austin Osman Spare, Yves Tanguy, Suzanne Treister and John Varley.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Drawing Room, London, 26 March - 14th June 2020; Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, 11th July - 5th September 2020; Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, 19th November 2020 - 7 March 2021; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 20th March - 13th June 2021.