Gavik Turk (Signed)

Turjk, Gavin. Collins, Judith. Sinclair, Iain

ISBN 10: 3791348345 / ISBN 13: 9783791348346

Published by Prestel, Germany, 2013

About this Item

25 x 30cm 400pp near fine hardback with dust jacket. Signed and dated by the artist: 'Gavin Turk 2013' on the title page through which he has crossed out his printed name. Includes essays: 'Doors of Perception' by Judith Collins and 'Sick Transit Gloria Monday' by Iain Sinclair. Illustrated throughout, a colour reproduction devoted to each page.A heavy book, may need extra postage. Near fine in near fine dustjacket.

Seller Inventory # 21436

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gavik Turk (Signed)
• Publisher: Prestel, Germany
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791348345
• ISBN 13: 9783791348346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • British art: monographs & catalogues

About this title

Synopsis

Assembled under the artist's direction, this first major book on the work of Gavin Turk showcases more than two decades of extraordinary sculptures, paintings, prints, and installation pieces. Part of the YBA (Young British Artist) movement of the mid-1990s, Gavin Turk has created pioneering works of contemporary art using materials such as painted bronze, wax, and garbage. His installations, sculptures, and images refer to issues of authorship, authenticity, and identity and toy with the art-historical establishment. Featuring numerous color illustrations, the volume includes Turk's major projects since the early 1990s as well as two texts. One of these, an original essay by Iain Sinclair, contextualizes the artist's work under the umbrella of psychogeography, including the impact of London on Turk's persona.

About the Author

JUDITH COLLINS is an international authority on sculpture and the author of numerous books, including The Origins of the Romanesque, Eric Gill: The Sculpture, Andy Goldsworthy: Midsummer Snowballs, and Sculpture Today, along with several exhibition catalogues. She is currently working on monographs on Alison Wilding and Eduardo Paolozzi. IAIN SINCLAIR is a British writer and filmmaker. His novel Downriver won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He is at work on a new book, American Smoke: Journeys to the End of the Light.