Bridget Riley

Texts : Michael Bracewell, Éric de Chassey, John Elderfield, Dave Hickey, Robert Kudielka, Bridget Riley, Richard Shiff, Frances Spalding, David Sylvester, David Thompson ; Director's foreword : Sir John Leighton, Dr Simon Groom, Ralph Rugoff

ISBN 10: 1911054325 / ISBN 13: 9781911054320

Published by National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2019

About this Item

This extensive exhibition, which took over both floors of the Royal Scottish Academy, was the first museum survey of Bridget Riley?s work to be held in the UK for 16 years, and the largest exhibition of her work to be shown in Scotland. Spanning over 70 years of work, it focused on the origins of Riley?s practice and traced pivotal moments across her acclaimed career. It featured very early paintings and drawings, many of which were being exhibited for the first time, iconic black-and-white paintings of the 1960s, Riley?s expansive explorations into colour, wall paintings and works made this year, as well as studies that reveal Riley?s working methods. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, 15 June - 22 September 2019; and at Hayward Gallery, London, 23 October 2019 - 26 January 2020. 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 28 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bridget Riley
• Publisher: National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911054325
• ISBN 13: 9781911054320
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Biography
  • Art Theory

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Synopsis

Winner of the Best Exhibition Catalogue at the Cultural Enterprises Awards 2020.

This landmark book reflects on almost 70 years of works by Bridget Riley (b.1931), from some of her earliest to very recent projects, providing a unique record of the work of an artist still very much at the height of her powers. Essays from leading scholars and commentators on Riley's work will make this title the authority on Riley's practice.

In the last decade, Riley has continued to push her practice considerably, producing several large-scale site-specific wall paintings as well as continuing to develop new paintings. This book will explore these recent developments. It will also examine the notable influence that other artists such as Georges Seurat and Piet Mondrian have had on Riley's work. Contents: essays by Bridget Riley, Robert Kudielka, Eric de Chassey, David Sylvester, Michael Bracewell, John Elderfield, Dave Hickey, Richard Shiff, among others.

About the Author

Michael Bracewell is a British writer and novelist.