Notes from the Playground

Flood, Richard

ISBN 10: 1909932396 / ISBN 13: 9781909932395

Published by Ridinghouse, 2022

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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes from the Playground
• Publisher: Ridinghouse
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909932396
• ISBN 13: 9781909932395
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 595 grams

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Synopsis

Notes from the Playground is a carefully selected anthology of thirty essays by the curator, academic and writer, Richard Flood.

This new collection of his written work from over the past 40 years reveals an original and rigorous connection to the world of ideas and beauty and the critical and aesthetic experience of our present times. Drawing from his broad knowledge of history, cinema, literature, poetry, design and architecture, Flood’s writings combine the autobiographical with the theoretical, presenting an intimate understanding of renowned contemporary artists.

Throughout many of the essays, Flood draws on personal correspondence between himself and the artist, including an annotated conversation with Paul Thek discussing his fabricated works of wax ‘raw meat’ facsimiles embedded in luxurious Plexiglas cases; four interviews with Robert Gober during the 1990s, offering vivid accounts of his sculptural and creative process; and a detailed description of a portrait sitting at Michael Landy’s studio. Flood’s significant essay on Arte Povera, co-authored with Frances Morris, is also reproduced, providing evidence of his ability to write in multiple ways.