Art is Magic is artist Jeremy Deller's attempt to tie up the key works of his career alongside the art, pop music, film, politics and history that have inspired his work. Much has been written about Deller over the decades but this is the first time he has pulled together all of his cultural touchstones. The book features work from across Deller's life and art and includes Sacrilege, the inflatable Stonehenge, the Iggy Pop Life Class, The Battle of Orgreave, a recreation of a confrontation from the Miners' Strike, bats (a subject in at least three of Deller's works), Andy Warhol (whom he met in 1986), rave culture, hen harriers pecking out the eyes of a Tory MP, and a giant Chameleon slide.
Art is Magic gives us the most rigorous account of Deller and his work to date. Something for everybody.
Art is Magic gives us the most rigorous account of Deller and his work to date. Something for everybody.
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Art Is Magic 9781800811645 Hardback
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Art is Magic
So refreshing to read an art book without pretentious, often meaningless ‘artspeak’. It created all the fun of an annual when one was young… all Deller’s works clearly explained and discussed. ‘Art is not the making; it is the art of making things happen’
- Authors:
- Deller, Jeremy
- Year Published:
- 2023
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- Illustrations Note:
- Approx 200, mixture of colour and b/w
- ISBN:
- 9781800811645
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Publication Date:
- 04/05/2023
- Publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- SKU:
- 9781800811645