Exploring over 25 works by Alison Wilding - one of Britain's most noted sculptors - this publication draws on the artist's ambitious display at the Duveen Galleries, Tate Britain.

Wilding is known for her inventive approach to both form and materials. Each of the five major works on display at the Tate brings together contrasting materials - from copper and alabaster to rubber and PVC - while testing the relationship between scale and weight. The exhibition also served to celebrate the Tate's acquisition of her 2004 work 'Vanish & Detail'. This volume contextualises those works within Wilding's oeuvre. Alongside 70 illustrations and an interview between the artist and curator Carmen Julia, a survey text by Anna Moszynska groups the works in relation to the sculptures made by Wilding throughout the nearly four decades of her career.

About the Author

Penelope Curtis is an art historian and author with a particular interest in modern and contemporary visual art. Curtis has served as Director of the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon; Director of Tate Britain; and Curator of the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.

Anna Moszynska is an independent art critic and curator. She is a Consultant Lecturer at Sotheby's Institute of Art, where she oversaw the development of the Master's in Contemporary Art.

Carmen Julia is Curator at Spike Island, Bristol (UK). She was previously a Curator of Contemporary Art at Tate.

Book Information
ISBN 9781905464852
Author Dr. Penelope Curtis
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Ridinghouse
Publisher Ridinghouse