Jasper Sharp Cecily Brown (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Cecily BrownCondition: NewEAN: 9781909932418ISBN: 9781909932418Publisher: RidinghouseFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/01/2017Item Height: 219mmItem Length: 301mmItem Weight: 780gAuthor: Jasper SharpLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Shipwreck DrawingsDescription: These extraordinary works by Cecily Brown, of wrecked ships, frantic and prone bodies, carefully illuminate the tensions between the past and the present. Taking inspiration from Delacroix’s shipwreck paintings, as well as one of the most feted paintings in the world; Géricault’s, The Raft of the Medusa, 1818–19. In her introduction to the book, Whitworth curator Dr Samantha Lackey writes, 'These extraordinary works by Cecily Brown, of wrecked ships, frantic and prone bodies, carefully illuminate the tensions between the past and the present. Of course, these drawings also push to the forefront of our minds the images we see every day on our screens, of shipwrecked refugees attempting, and failing, to make their own sea voyages.' The exhibition 'Cecily Brown: Shipwreck Drawings' was shown at The Whitworth (University of Manchester) from 12 November 2017 to 15 April 2018.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Arts & PhotographyISBN-10: 1909932418Release Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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