Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), a pioneer of abstract art in Britain, played a significant role in the European avant-garde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian, and others. At the same time he had a strong sense of tradition, maintaining a lifelong attachment to landscape and still-life forms. Nicholson’s career spanned more than 60 years and embraced carved reliefs, paintings, drawings, and prints. Virginia Button’s engaging, fully illustrated survey provides a detailed examination of his life and work.

Tate British Artists: Ben Nicholson

Arts & Photography

Button, Virginia

History & Criticism

Tate Publishing

Lucian Freud (1922–2011) was one of the most influential artists of his generation. Though he was hailed as the “greatest living realist painter,” Freud’s commitment to realism, and particularly to the human figure, was often controversial. Always creating debate, Freud consistently addressed questions of human existence and perception, testing, through a sustained practice of looking, the possibility of knowing and recording human individuality. In this brand new survey of the artist’s life and work, Virginia Button introduces us to one of the 20th century’s most important artists. The book is organized in seven thematic chapters covering the whole span of Freud’s life and work.

Tate British Artists: Lucian Freud

The Turner Prize was established in 1984 and has from the start aimed to draw contemporary British art to the attention of a wide audience. With media coverage and visitor numbers increasing each year, its success is not in doubt, but has controversy flourished at the expense of serious consideration of the artists involved? Why did the 1992 winner, Grenville Davey advise future contenders that they would need "protective headgear, thick gloves and barrier cream"? In this work, Virginia Button describes the evolution of the Prize and presents an illustrated year-by-year survey of the artists participating since 1984. Each winner and shortlisted artist is represented by a 500 word entry and at least one artwork. An essay by Adrian Searle examines the impact of the Prize in Britain and abroad.

The Turner Prize

Searle, Adrian

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Tate Gallery Pubn

The Turner Prize was established in 1984, aiming to draw attention to contemporary British art. The author describes the evolution of the prize and presents a year-by-year survey of participating artists. Each winner and shortlisted candidate has a 500-word entry and at least one artwork.

Turner Prize

Tate

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Intelligence New British Art 2000

Esche, Charles

The achievement of Christopher Wood (1901-1930) has often been overshadowed by the legend that grew up around his bohemian lifestyle and his dramatic suicide at the age of 29. Increasingly, however, critics have come to see his work as having a pivotal role in the development of modernism in Britain. Pursuing a path between the naturalism of the 1920s and the abstraction of the 1930s, he won the admiration of such modernist giants as Picasso and Cocteau and secured his status as among the most important painters of his generation. The author explores Wood's life and career in detail and examines the growth of a glamorous narrative of tragic genius that developed during the decades following his death. The integrity of Wood's endeavor, the combination of self-confidence and uncertainty, gives his paintings a human quality that continues to be admired today.

Christopher Wood: St. Ives Artists

Biographies & Memoirs

The Turner Prize has done more than anything else to bring British contemporary art to the attention of a wider audience. Pickled cows, unmade beds and winking lightbulbs have grabbed the headlines and dominated the debate in recent years. But has controversy flourished at the expense of serious consideration of the artists involved? Why did the 1992 winner Grenville Davey advise future contenders that they would need 'protective headgear, thick gloves and barrier cream'? Virginia Button, curator of the exhibition from 1993 to 1998, describes the evolution of the prize and presents a fully illustrated survey of all the participating artists since 1984. Art critic Claire Bishop reflects on the culture of prize-giving at a time when methods of art-making vary so widely. An invaluable resource for all those seeking a better understanding of British contemporary art.

Turner Prize: Twenty Years

Since 1984 the Turner Prize has been instrumental in bringing about a sea change in the attitude and awareness of the public to contemporary art. No other prize has provoked so much controversy or critical debate. Pickled cows, unmade beds, and winking lightbulbs have grabbed the headlines and dominated the debate in recent years. This updated edition of The Turner Prize offers a concise survey of the most influential British artists of the past two decades, including Damien Hirst, Chris Ofili, Rachel Whiteread, and Jeremy Deller. Each winner and short-listed artist from each year of the Prize, including those nominated in 2005, is represented by a short illustrated essay, including a discussion of their career to date, and full-color reproductions of their work. This unique guide provides an invaluable reference for all those seeking a better understanding of contemporary art.

The Turner Prize: 2005

Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham

Individual Artists

Sansom & Co

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