Julian Simmons Livres

Die Monografie bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die ungewöhnlichen Fotografien, Skulpturen und Installationen von Sarah Lucas (*1962 in London), die oftmals rau, aggressiv und prägnant wirken. Häufig demaskiert die Künstlerin in ihnen den Chauvinismus der Umgangssprache. So mag es noch tolerierbar erscheinen, eine junge Frau als „Chicken“, also „Hühnchen“ zu bezeichnen; Lucas' provokative Arbeit mit dem Titel Chicken Knickers jedoch deckt verborgene Assoziationen auf und entkleidet den Ausdruck mit trockenem britischem Humor unwiderruflich jeder Niedlichkeit. - Ein weiterer bedeutender Bestandteil von Lucas' Werk sind androgyne Selbstporträts, auf denen die Künstlerin mit herausforderndem Blick und Zigarette im Mundwinkel coole, männlich besetzte Posen von Stars wie Keith Richards einnimmt und sie bisweilen mit weiblich konnotierten Accessoires aufbricht. (Deutsche Ausgabe lieferbar ISBN 3-7757-1642-4) Ausstellungen: Kunsthalle Zürich 2.4.-15.6.2005 · Kunstverein in Hamburg 16.7.-9.10.2005 · Im Anschluss Tate Liverpool

Alden Rowe's adventure begins with the mysterious disappearance of his grandpa, leading him to a magical writing table. This enchanted object transports him through fantastical realms filled with exploding lanterns, time-shifting cities, and dark fairy-infested burrows. As Alden encounters vibrant characters, he uncovers secrets that unlock the table's hidden powers, complicating his quest and forcing him into a thrilling race against time to discover his grandpa's fate.

In 1955, inspired by a televised automobile advertisement, twelve-year-old Sara Hellerud and her twin sister Susie took up dancing. Like the pair of huckstering ballerinas who sailed over the Buick, they vaulted over milk cans and barbed wire. The TV dancers had provided an irresistible contrast to the workaday world of their family's dairy farm in Polk County, Wisconsin. This and other fantasies shared by the twins enabled them to dance through a tense childhood and adolescence. From the vantage of middle-age, Sara recalls her early years with pride and humor. She also explores the process through which the twins unraveled their symbiotic, almost merged, identity to become independent young women eager to investigate the wider world.

Alden Rowe's adventure begins with the mysterious disappearance of his grandpa, leading him to a magical writing table. This enchanting artifact transports him through various fantastical worlds, including cities in time flux and dark fairy-filled burrows. As he navigates these challenges, Alden encounters vibrant characters who help him uncover secrets about the writing table's hidden powers. His quest to find his grandpa transforms into a thrilling race against time, filled with explosive lanterns and wild tornadoes.

Specially commissioned and designed artist book of 14 prints by Julian Simmons and Sarah Lucas based on Lucas' Muses which she exhibited at the British Pavilion, 56th Venice International Art Biennale, Venice (2015)