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Books by Dr Penelope Curtis






Sculpture Vertical, Horizontal, Closed, Open(1st Edition)
by Dr. Penelope Curtis
Hardcover, 324 Pages, Published 2017 by Paul Mellon Centre Ba
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-22722-2, ISBN: 0-300-22722-1

"By taking simple ways of looking at sculpture, this book uncovers unexpected affinities between works of very different periods and types. From sundials to mirrors, from graves to way-markers, from fountains to contemporary art, a wide range of illustrated examples expands the definitions of sculpture and proposes that we understand this art as something more fundamental to the way we experience and construct our rites of passage. Penel ..."






Alan Johnston
Drawing a Shadow
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Alan Johnston, Gavin Morrison, Charles Esche, Henry Moore Institute
Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2010 by Henry Moore Institute
ISBN-13: 978-1-905462-30-8, ISBN: 1-905462-30-1

"Exhibition 18th Feb - 2nd May 2010. Alan Johnston's drawings both reflect and subtly reconfigure the architectural spaces they inhabit."






Sculpture in Painting(Updated)
The Representation of Sculpture in Painting from Titian to the Present
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Fabio Barry, David Batchelor
Paperback, 141 Pages, Published 2009 by Henry Moore Institute
ISBN-13: 978-1-905462-28-5, ISBN: 1-905462-28-X

"The works have been separated into three sections: Beginning with the relationshipbetween inanimate sculpture and the 'living' human subject, we move through a ..."






Sculpture 1900-1945(1st Edition)
(Oxford History of Art)
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Penelope Jane Curtis
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1999 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-284228-2, ISBN: 0-19-284228-5

"Sculpture 1900-1945 provides a new critical analysis of the fascinating development of sculpture in Europe and America during this important period in art history. The most comprehensive concise history of modern sculpture available, this account puts sculpture back into relation with a range of other phenomena, encompassing many kinds of architects, sculptors, and painters, with widely differing kinds of practices. Penelope Curtis ta ..."






The Human Factor(Updated)
The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture (Hayward Gallery, London - Exhibition Catalogues)
by Lisa Lee, Emeritus Professor Martin Herbert, Ralph Rugoff, James Lingwood, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Curator Penelope Curtis
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2014 by Hayward Publishing
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-1-85332-322-5, ISBN: 1-85332-322-5

""The Human Factor: The Figure in Contemporary Sculpture" brings together the work of over 25 leading international artists, in whose practice the human form plays a central role. Over the past 25 years, artists have reinvented figurative sculpture by looking to earlier movements in art history as well as imagery from contemporary culture. Setting up dialogues with modernist as well as classical and archaic models of art, these artists e ..."






Tate Modern Artists(1st Edition)
Richard Deacon
by Penelope Clarrie Wallis, Teresa Gleadowe, Curator Penelope Curtis, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Richard Deacon
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2014 by Tate
ISBN-13: 978-1-84976-225-0, ISBN: 1-84976-225-2

"DeaconÂ's sculptures employ curvilinear forms made from a wide range of materials that are more traditionally associated with the manufacturing of industrial and domestic products. The works display both the method of construction and the craftsmanship involved in their making, through the surface details of screws and rivets, stitching or gluing used for material such as galvanised steel, corrugated iron, cloth, leather, linoleum and l ..."






Alan Johnston, Tactile Geometry
by Charles Esche, Gavin Morrison, Kiyoshi Okutsu, Alan Johnson, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Scott Masser
Hardcover, 56 Pages, Published 2015 by Bartha Contemporary Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-9933621-0-1, ISBN: 0-9933621-0-9






Alison Wilding(Updated)
Vanish & Detail (Tate Britain, London: Exhibition Catalogues)
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Anna Moszynska, Carmen Julia, Alison Wilding, N. Danziger, Tate Britain
Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2014 by Ridinghouse
ISBN-13: 978-1-905464-85-2, ISBN: 1-905464-85-1

"British artist Alison Wilding’s innovative sculptures combine various forms and techniques to defuse and challenge the viewer’s expectations. This volume explores over 25 works by the artist and is drawn from Wilding’s ambitious display at the Duveen Galleries, Tate Britain, London (12 November 2013–9 February 2014). Each of the five major works on display brings together contrasting materials – from copper and alabaster to rubber and P ..."






Nicholas Pope
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Nicholas Pope, Christopher Townsend, Andrew Sabin, Adriaan Van Ravesteijn, Stephen Feeke
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2013 by Ridinghouse
ISBN-13: 978-1-905464-77-7, ISBN: 1-905464-77-0

"Nicholas Pope’s multivalent sculpture explores the inherent physical qualities of his materials. This landmark monograph presents the first substantial overview of his work. British artist Nicholas Pope was best known in the 1970s and early 1980s for his large-scale sculptures made of wood, metal, stone, sheet lead or chalk. Following his 1980 exhibition representing Britain at the Venice Biennale, Pope was awarded a Cultural Visitor gr ..."






Mark Manders(Illustrated)
Short Sad Thoughts
by Mark Manders, Dr. Penelope Curtis
Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2005 by Roma/Baltic
Illustrated
ISBN-13: 978-1-903655-26-9, ISBN: 1-903655-26-9

"Catalogue documenting Manders solo exhibition at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead in which the artist continues on his ongoing investigation entitled Self-portrait as a Building, that evolves with each new presentation a project the artist has been working on since 1986. Features a number of new drawings and sculptural works."






Belvedere 5 February - 30 April 2000
by Dr. Penelope Curtis
Paperback, 16 Pages, Published 2000 by Henry Moore Sculpture Trust
ISBN-13: 978-1-900081-37-5, ISBN: 1-900081-37-7

"Features Stephen Craig, Lucy Gunning, Alexander Morrison, Jan van de Pavert, Gregor Schneider, Marijke van Varmerdam."






The Sculpture Business(Illustrated)
Documents from the Archive
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Adeline Van Roon
Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1999 by Henry Moore Sculpture Trust
ISBN-13: 978-1-900081-36-8, ISBN: 1-900081-36-9






Sculpture 1900-1945(1st Edition)
(Oxford History of Art)
by Dr. Penelope Curtis
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1999 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-210045-0, ISBN: 0-19-210045-9

"Sculpture 1900-1945 provides a new critical analysis of the fascinating development of sculpture in Europe and America during this important period in art history. The most comprehensive concise history of modern sculpture available, this account puts sculpture back into relation with a range of other phenomena, encompassing many kinds of architects, sculptors, and painters, with widely differing kinds of practices. Penelope Curtis tak ..."






Breaking the Mould(1st Edition)
British Art of the 1980's & 1990's
by Mr Richard Cork, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Curator Penelope Curtis, Marshall C.
Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1997 by Ben Uri Gallery & Museum
ISBN-13: 978-0-85331-744-9, ISBN: 0-85331-744-5

"British sculpture underwent a remarkable transition in the last decades of the 20th century. The Weltkunst Collection comprises important works by 26 of the artists responsible for this transition. Many of them have gained an international reputation and sometimes notoriety in a way never achieved by their predecesors. This book, the first published of that collection, catalogues drawings and prints as well as sculpture, installation an ..."






World War Two
by Dr. Penelope Curtis
Paperback, 16 Pages, Published 1994 by Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-028-0, ISBN: 1-85437-028-6

"Rare book"






David Hockney
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, David Hockney, Tate Gallery Liverpool
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1993 by Tate Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-111-9, ISBN: 1-85437-111-8

"paintings and prints from 1960 David Hockney, Penelope Curtis, Tate Gallery Liverpool ... David Hockney in a letter to Mary Chamot of the Tate Gallery. ... Published on the occasion of the exhibition David Hockney photographe, Paris, 1982."






Dynamism
The Art of Modern Life Before the Great War
by Dr. Penelope Curtis
Paperback, 56 Pages, Published 1991 by Tate Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-053-2, ISBN: 1-85437-053-7






W.R.Sickert - Drawings and Paintings 1890-1942
by Dr. Penelope Curtis, Richard Shone, W.R.Sickert, Tate Gallery Liverpool, The Tate Gallery, Walter Sickert
Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1989 by Tate Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-85437-008-2, ISBN: 1-85437-008-1

"HARD TO FIND"






Emotional Archaeology
Daphne Wright
by Josephine Lanyon, Shirley Macwilliam, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Kate Brindley, Daphne Wright
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2016 by Arnolfini
ISBN-13: 978-0-9568886-3-1, ISBN: 0-9568886-3-1

"Daphne Wright is a contemporary artist who has developed an approach to her work that involves intensive research and psychological engagement.This publication, the first survey of a practice she has developed over more than twenty years, ..."






Graham Fagen - 56th Venice Biennale Catalogue
by Lucy Byatt, Louise Welsh, Dr. Penelope Curtis, Katrina Brown, Jane Connarty, Graham Fagen, Amanda Catto
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2015 by Hospitalfield
ISBN-13: 978-0-9932275-0-9, ISBN: 0-9932275-0-3



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