In the Studio: Phyllida Barlow
Published on 24. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-3-907493-03-8 (ISBN)
Description
Go behind the scenes of Phyllida Barlow's extraordinary work in this essential guide to her practice, one of the two inaugural volumes in a new series from Hauser & Wirth Publishers.
British artist Phyllida Barlow is renowned for her transformative approach to sculpture, creating restless, invented forms that challenged audiences into a new relationship with the sculptural object, the gallery environment, and the world beyond.
In this generously illustrated and accessible guide to Barlow's life and work, curator Frances Morris explores the development of Barlow's work and the behind-the-scenes of her process: the making, unmaking, and remaking, chance, mishaps, and changes of mind through which the artist produced her pioneering works of art. Combining Morris' expert insights with a timeline of Barlow's life and career and never-before-seen archival images and details, 'In the Studio: Phyllida Barlow' is an excellent resource for both newcomers and those familiar with Barlow's groundbreaking work.
British artist Phyllida Barlow is renowned for her transformative approach to sculpture, creating restless, invented forms that challenged audiences into a new relationship with the sculptural object, the gallery environment, and the world beyond.
In this generously illustrated and accessible guide to Barlow's life and work, curator Frances Morris explores the development of Barlow's work and the behind-the-scenes of her process: the making, unmaking, and remaking, chance, mishaps, and changes of mind through which the artist produced her pioneering works of art. Combining Morris' expert insights with a timeline of Barlow's life and career and never-before-seen archival images and details, 'In the Studio: Phyllida Barlow' is an excellent resource for both newcomers and those familiar with Barlow's groundbreaking work.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Switzerland
Publishing group
Thames & Hudson
Illustrations
151 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 183 mm
Width: 124 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-907493-03-8 (9783907493038)
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For almost 60 years, Phyllida Barlow took inspiration from her surroundings to create imposing installations that can be at once menacing and playful. She created large-scale yet anti-monumental sculptures from inexpensive, low-grade materials such as cardboard, fabric, plywood, polystyrene, scrim, plaster and cement. These constructions were often painted in industrial or vibrant colours, the seams of their construction left at times visible, revealing the means of their making.
Frances Morris is an art historian, curator, and writer. She was director of Tate Modern, London, from 2016 until 2023. Morris often worked with and spoke to Phyllida Barlow, and in 2024 she completed two other projects related to the artist: the exhibition, 'Phyllida Barlow: unscripted' at Hauser & Wirth Somerset and the definitive monograph, Phyllida Barlow: Sculpture, 1963-2023.
Frances Morris is an art historian, curator, and writer. She was director of Tate Modern, London, from 2016 until 2023. Morris often worked with and spoke to Phyllida Barlow, and in 2024 she completed two other projects related to the artist: the exhibition, 'Phyllida Barlow: unscripted' at Hauser & Wirth Somerset and the definitive monograph, Phyllida Barlow: Sculpture, 1963-2023.