Ben Quilty (Hardcover)

Ben Quilty

ISBN 10: 0143795945 / ISBN 13: 9780143795940

Published by Random House Australia, Ferntree Gully, VIC, 2019

About this Item

Hardcover. A celebration of the last two decades of work from Australian artist Ben Quilty, to coincide with a major retrospective of his work. With a Foreword by Richard Flanagan.Ben Quilty has worked across a range of media including drawing, photography, sculpture, installation and film. His works often respond to social and political events, from the current global refugee crisis to the complex social history of Australia; he is constantly critiquing notions of identity, patriotism and male rites of passage.Quilty is a past winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture, the National Self-portrait prize, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. This rich and comprehensive collection of his work from the past two decades is accompanied by essays from Lisa Slade and Justin Paton. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ben Quilty (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Random House Australia, Ferntree Gully, VIC
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143795945
• ISBN 13: 9780143795940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Ben Quilty has worked across a range of media including drawing, photography, sculpture, installation, and film. His works often respond to social and political events, from the current global refugee crisis to the complex social history of Australia; he is constantly critiquing notions of identity, patriotism, and male rites of passage. Quilty is a past winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture, the National Self-portrait prize, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. This rich and comprehensive collection of his work from the past two decades is accompanied by essays from Lisa Slade and Justin Paton.

About the Author

Ben Quilty was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1973. The recipient of numerous art prizes including the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Archibald Prize, and the Prudential Eye Award for Contemporary Art in Singapore, his work is represented in major national and international collections.