• A black-and-silver cover of “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring a high-contrast, abstract close-up of carved stone or architectural detail, with the title printed vertically along the left edge.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring two sculptural installations by Michael Kenny: a colour photograph of geometric wood and metal forms arranged in a studio space on the left, and a black-and-white photograph of a large angular floor sculpture on the right.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) showing two outdoor sculptures by John Cobb photographed in black and white, each constructed from stacked or interlocking timber forms set in a natural landscape.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring two black-and-white images of slender abstract metal sculptures on the left, and a colour photograph on the right of a multi-panel sculptural form made of curved red and orange painted elements.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring two black-and-white images of slender abstract metal sculptures by Nigel Hall.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) showing black-and-white photographs of large geometric stone sculptures by John Maine, including a block being lifted by crane and a multi-part outdoor installation beside water.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring a black-and-white photograph of a woven, folded sculptural structure on the left, and a colour photograph on the right of a vibrant red and blue abstract installation made from curved metal or fabric strips.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) showing two staged photographic artworks by Boyd Webb: a colour image with figures interacting in a surreal landscape, and a black-and-white counterpart featuring a crouching figure beneath a suspended set.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring black-and-white photographs of tall sculptural forms in outdoor settings, including organic lattice-like structures and a row of vertical elements installed in a public space with buildings in the background.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring a black-and-white photograph of an assemblage by Julian Opie, made from tools and wooden elements on the left, and a colour photograph on the right showing small folded sculptural forms arranged in a spiral on a light background.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) with two black-and-white photographs: a coiled metal bowl-like sculpture on the left, and an abstract, compact sculptural form on the right - both by Antony Gormley.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring hand-drawn diagrams and text describing an Audio Arts installation on the left, and a translucent vinyl record with printed “Objects & Spaces / Audio Arts” label on the right
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) showing a black-and-white photograph of a square earth pigment sculpture and rounded form on the left, and a colour photograph on the right of bright red, yellow and black pigment-based sculptural mounds - both by Anish Kapoor.
  • Open spread from “The Sculpture Show” (1983) featuring multiple black-and-white photographs and drawings documenting David Nash’s land art works, including burning wood sculptures, cultivated tree forms, and natural landscapes.
  • High-contrast black-and-silver abstract image on the back cover of “The Sculpture Show,” (1983) depicting layered, curved forms resembling sculptural or architectural surfaces.
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THE SCULPTURE SHOW [1983]

THE SCULPTURE SHOW [1983]

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Arts Council of Great Britain, 1983 | Softcover, 148pp | 24 × 19.5 cm

A landmark survey of 50 sculptors exhibited simultaneously at the Hayward Gallery and the Serpentine Gallery, London (13 August – 9 October 1983). Selected by Paul de Monchaux, Fenella Crichton and Kate Blacker, this influential catalogue captures the experimental, rough-edged, post-minimalist British sculpture moment.

Features major early works by Anish Kapoor, Richard Deacon, Tony Cragg, Anthony Gormley, Bill Woodrow, William Tucker, Julian Opie, and David Nash, among others.

Includes a rare - often missing - flexi-disc insert as part of the Audio Arts contribution, Objects & Spaces.

Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings, installation views and documentation that map the transition from late modernism to the bold materiality of the 1980s.

Very good condition: Light shelfwear to covers; faint rubbing to edges; internally clean, bright and tightly bound. No inscriptions.

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