Richard Long , Twelve Works 1979-1981
Title: Twelve Works 1979-1981
Artist: Richard Long
Publisher: Coracle Press London for Anthony d'Offay, London
Publication date:1981
Format: Green cloth boards with black embossed titles
Pages: 32
Book Condition: Near Fine
Collections: Kroller Muller Museum, Netherlands; MACBA, Barcelona;
An artist book by Richard Long presenting a series of works made between 1979 and 1981 produced in conjunction with Long’s solo exhibition at Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London in 1981. A special hardcover edition with green cloth embossed boards and 13 text works printed in red and black. There were also 250 copies signed by the artist and numbered in red crayon on the colophon page. This copy is unsigned and unnumbered. The book was also published as a softcover with card covers.
In 1967 whilst still a student at St Martin’s School of Art, Richard Long challenged the notion of what sculpture could be with his pioneering work, A Line Made by Walking. Long's art explores themes of time, space, and distance through the medium of walking. He has expanded his walks to remote regions globally, including an Alps walk documented for the groundbreaking exhibition, When Attitude Becomes Form, at Kunsthalle Bern in 1969. Post-1969, his art extended to creating sculptures in diverse landscapes worldwide. Long started creating distinct mud works in the 1980s, using handprints on walls, and large sculptures from various materials like slate, driftwood, footprints, or stone. His work reflects his experiences in different environments such as mountains, deserts, shorelines, grasslands, rivers, and snowscapes. He records his temporary artworks through photos, maps, and text works, using time, distance, place names, and phenomena as tools for original ideas and impactful narratives.
Title: Twelve Works 1979-1981
Artist: Richard Long
Publisher: Coracle Press London for Anthony d'Offay, London
Publication date:1981
Format: Green cloth boards with black embossed titles
Pages: 32
Book Condition: Near Fine
Collections: Kroller Muller Museum, Netherlands; MACBA, Barcelona;
An artist book by Richard Long presenting a series of works made between 1979 and 1981 produced in conjunction with Long’s solo exhibition at Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London in 1981. A special hardcover edition with green cloth embossed boards and 13 text works printed in red and black. There were also 250 copies signed by the artist and numbered in red crayon on the colophon page. This copy is unsigned and unnumbered. The book was also published as a softcover with card covers.
In 1967 whilst still a student at St Martin’s School of Art, Richard Long challenged the notion of what sculpture could be with his pioneering work, A Line Made by Walking. Long's art explores themes of time, space, and distance through the medium of walking. He has expanded his walks to remote regions globally, including an Alps walk documented for the groundbreaking exhibition, When Attitude Becomes Form, at Kunsthalle Bern in 1969. Post-1969, his art extended to creating sculptures in diverse landscapes worldwide. Long started creating distinct mud works in the 1980s, using handprints on walls, and large sculptures from various materials like slate, driftwood, footprints, or stone. His work reflects his experiences in different environments such as mountains, deserts, shorelines, grasslands, rivers, and snowscapes. He records his temporary artworks through photos, maps, and text works, using time, distance, place names, and phenomena as tools for original ideas and impactful narratives.
Title: Twelve Works 1979-1981
Artist: Richard Long
Publisher: Coracle Press London for Anthony d'Offay, London
Publication date:1981
Format: Green cloth boards with black embossed titles
Pages: 32
Book Condition: Near Fine
Collections: Kroller Muller Museum, Netherlands; MACBA, Barcelona;
An artist book by Richard Long presenting a series of works made between 1979 and 1981 produced in conjunction with Long’s solo exhibition at Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London in 1981. A special hardcover edition with green cloth embossed boards and 13 text works printed in red and black. There were also 250 copies signed by the artist and numbered in red crayon on the colophon page. This copy is unsigned and unnumbered. The book was also published as a softcover with card covers.
In 1967 whilst still a student at St Martin’s School of Art, Richard Long challenged the notion of what sculpture could be with his pioneering work, A Line Made by Walking. Long's art explores themes of time, space, and distance through the medium of walking. He has expanded his walks to remote regions globally, including an Alps walk documented for the groundbreaking exhibition, When Attitude Becomes Form, at Kunsthalle Bern in 1969. Post-1969, his art extended to creating sculptures in diverse landscapes worldwide. Long started creating distinct mud works in the 1980s, using handprints on walls, and large sculptures from various materials like slate, driftwood, footprints, or stone. His work reflects his experiences in different environments such as mountains, deserts, shorelines, grasslands, rivers, and snowscapes. He records his temporary artworks through photos, maps, and text works, using time, distance, place names, and phenomena as tools for original ideas and impactful narratives.