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Coming on 16th September... Zaha Hadid's Paintings: Imagining Architecture by Desley Luscombe! The book examines Hadid's paintings in detail, both critically assessing them in the wider context of 20th-century fine art – in relation to the Suprematists, de Stijl, Cubism and Futurism – and offering insights into how Hadid used the paintings to develop architectural and spatial ideas, which she would later realise in her buildings. The paintings were created at a pivotal time in architecture, just before the move away from hand drawing to computers and many of Hadid’s paintings pre-empt the potential of digital and virtual reality. Pre-order now from www.lundhumphries.com #ZahaHadid #zahahadidarchitecture #ZahaHadidPaintings #Sprematists #deStijl #Cubism #Futurism

Officially released today... 'Helen Clapcott: In the Light of Buildings', written by Andrew Lambirth! Clapcott is a painter pre-occupied with the destruction and regeneration of the landscape of her native North-West England. Depictions of the mutation and evolution of what was once Stockport’s industrial valley, now a commuter corridor, are expressions of our developing environments and the growth of vernacular townscapes. Based on numerous conversations with the artist, and an in-depth understanding of Clapcott's oeuvre, Andrew Lambirth's text provides a lively account of the artist's background, training and working methods, including her mastery of tempera. Above all, this is a study of an artist's very personal relationship with the evolving landscape of her childhood and her lifelong artistic engagement with the city that she loves. The book is available ahead of the much-anticipated solo show of Helen Clapcott's work in ‘A Portrait of Stockport’ opening at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery on 28th September!! Find out more about the exhibition on the Stockport Council website. The main sponsor of ‘A Portrait of Stockport’ is local business and leading North West law firm, SAS Daniels. The exhibition will feature a 20 minute video on Helen and her work made by Tony Halton Films. And the monograph ‘Helen Clapcott: In the Light of Buildings’ will be available to purchase at the gallery. #StockportinArt #NorthernArt #HelenClapcott #BritishArt #IndustrialLandscape #Industryinart

And it's also your last chance to make the most of our 40% discount on Books on Painters! Only until end of Saturday 31 August!

Last chance to make the most of our 50% discount on books on The Future of Housing! Only until end of Saturday 31 August!

I was lucky to be invited for an interview by Nic Morisse for Monocle Radio on Mien Ruys and her legacy: https://lnkd.in/ePnHxRAt

SAVE THE DATE: 'Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: The Glaciers' will be published by Lund Humphries on 7 October 2024. Edited by Rob Airey of The Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust, it features texts by Rob, Holly Corfield Carr, Mark Cousins, Alyson Hallett, Tilly Heydon, martin kemp of University of Oxford, Peter Nienow of The University of Edinburgh, Cassia Maria Pennington and me. Info: https://bit.ly/3ADrWVz #wilhelminabarnsgraham #glaciers #artbook #arthistory #modernscottishart #modernscottishpainting #stivesschool

Thank you to ArtTactic and Margaret Hong for this review of our book 'Art in Saudi Arabia: A New Creative Economy?' Alia Al-Senussi "Catchy title, catchier representation; Art in Saudi Arabia by seasoned reporter Rebecca Anne Proctor, with Alia Al-Senussi, offers an opportune overview of the past, present and future of the Kingdom’s contemporary cultural scene and economy; in particular within the ubiquitous Vision 2030, the trillion-dollar mega project led by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). The words ‘contemporary’ and ‘economy’ are key here. What is being exchanged in the creative economy and whose work gets into the canon to tell the story of who? To demystify the infrastructural spectacles and provide readers the ability to make their own judgement, the authors interviewed various industry players, from artists to gallery owners to academics to curators and the like, to shed light on their hopes and worries in art-making and appreciation at home and abroad, amidst Saudi’s leapfrogging political, religious and social reformations since 2016.   In the face of self-censorship, morality of public and private institutions and the financialisation of art, all of which are especially pertinent in the cultural practices in the Global North nowadays, the authors try to make a balanced statement that seeing art in Saudi Arabia through the Western lens may not necessarily paint the full picture of what’s happening within the Kingdom. However, if we take a closer look at the discussion of this cultural opening, there exists a diplomatic undertone that the current art patronage is just the beginning of something that never existed before – a platform for artistic expressions – the development of which is yet to come to a conclusion (like what will happen after 2030?). As the authors note, they only “seek to demonstrate” how public investment in the arts brought visibility and profitability to a previously “unthinkable” industry in Saudi Arabia. There is no definitive answer here to whether creativity is merely a means to an end (diversifying fiscal revenue from oil and promoting the region at large on the global stage) or a recognition of individual talents and collective voice. They leave that up to time and readers’ own point of views to ascertain."   Lund Humphries https://lnkd.in/dGNkGyQg

The penultimate project in our 20th birthday album! And it's a quiet, restorative one as it’s the summer holidays – the Dyson family's house and studio in the Suffolk countryside. Like many of the studio’s projects, there are familiar themes. A Grade II-listed property. A contemporary extension. A little Corten, beautifully detailed joinery, brickwork (the barrel vault in the kitchen) and concrete worktops by Leigh Cameron. Then a few playful flourishes, like the gold studio bathroom, loft bed, painted ceilings by Ian Harper and shepherd’s hut in the garden. Grace McCloud interviewed Chris Dyson about this rural escape on the release of the Lund Humphries monograph, Heritage & Modernity for Inigo's Almanac last year: “When the original house was constructed in 1650, it was done so in reclaimed oak from old beams, wattle and daub, and thatch – as such, it’s a reflection of a moment in history. And I think we should all be building for the moment, in a way that performs to the standards of our age in an aesthetic and functional way... All architecture is a reflection of a time and place in the universe.” Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/ePnhMzek #ChrisDysonArchitects20x20 Photos: Peter Landers #chrisdysonarchitects #renovation #restoration

THE FUTURE OF HOUSING - 50% of all books in our special collection until end of August! Have you read our blogposts on how planners an architects can prepare for the next few years of housing reform under the Labour government, written by LH authors Mark Swenarton (Cook's Camden & Housing Atlas) and Graham Haughton (Why Plan? & the Concise Guides to Planning series)? Read now: https://lnkd.in/ebZdQEPj You can get even more information in Mark Swenarton's recent online lecture: https://lnkd.in/dER9ZdZ3 And in Graham Haughton's piece for Manchester University: https://lnkd.in/dEfjcAYF

If in Amsterdam, on the 4th of September, please join me at De Appel for the launch conversation on The Art Institution of Tomorrow, Reinventing the Model, published by Lund Humphries The event starts at 7:30 pm.