Publications
Books
Books
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The Word Is Art: The Global Use of Language in Contemporary Art
Published by Thames and Hudson Hardback publication date: 2018 Paperback publication date: 2021 Paperback is now available for purchase There has been much scaremongering about the ‘death of the book’, and how, as words find new ways and means of transmission, young people might gradually begin to shun writing. In the digital age, text becomes information, and information strives to become free. But what value can text hold in the sphere of visual art? How is such text different from poetry? Can the poetic itself be visual art, or is text in this context consigned to the realms of gimmick and catchphrase? "Digital communication has seen the word as text permeate life in ways that the poets and artists of yesterday could never have imagined. Presenting a brief history of word- and book-based art, and examining major areas where the word has dominated artistic practice, this book takes us on a fascinating and richly illustrated global tour of diverse contemporary art forms." |
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Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still Life
published by Thames & Hudson Hardback publication date: 2013 Paperback publication date: 2016 “Thought-provoking and richly visual, Nature Morte brings together, for the first time, the poignant, provocative re-imaginings of the traditional still life by over 180 international contemporary artists. This visually stunning and timely book reveals how leading artists of the 21st century are reinvigorating the still life, a genre previously synonymous with the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Old Masters.” Please see Thames & Hudson online autumn book releases catalogue for further details (page 21) Nature Morte Download Press Release Order from Thames & Hudson |
Nature Morte Reviews:
The Observer Wallpaper The Independent BBC UK Artdaily Artlyst Cutting Edge, Netherlands |
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The Landscape of the Gods
Accompanied exhibition catalogue to The Landscape of the Gods at HSBC Space Available as paperback and special edition hardback Text / images by: Michael Petry 80 pages and 39 illustrations Please download free digital version here: The Landscape of the Gods |
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The Touch of the Oracle
Works by Michael Petry 2003/12 Published 2012 A monograph of Petry’s recent work to accompany his show at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Texts by Adrian George, Curator of the UK Government Art Collection, Katherine Plake Hough, Chief Curator at PSAM and images by Petry. Distributed by Thames & Hudson £19.95 144 pages, full colour Michael Petry: Touch of The Oracle Palm Springs Museum March 17 - July 29, 2012 Please download exhibition brochures from Palm Springs Art Museum with text and images: English, Spanish Order from Amazon |
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The Art of Not Making: The New Artist Artisan Relationship
Published by Thames and Hudson Hardback publication date: 2011 Sold Out Paperback publication date: 2012 Michael Petry is the author of this global survey of artists who work with makers to create their work. Sold out as a hardback, the paperback edition is now available. Thames & Hudson £19.95 208 pages, full colour Order from Thames & Hudson |
The Art Of Not Making presentation / Video
ACC Baltimore Show 2012 American Crafts Council Michael Petry: Artists Who Don't Make Art Still Make Millions The Huffington Post 04 February, 2012 Michael Petry: Assistants were always used The Independent 03 January, 2012 |
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Hidden Histories: 20th Century Male Same Sex Lovers in the Visual Arts
Hidden Histories is the first international historical survey of its kind on the lives and work of 20th century male artists, who were same sex lovers. It investigates the relationship between the artists' production and the development of their sexual identity. 100 artists featured including Singer-Sargent, Beaton, Johns, Rauschenberg, Bacon, Warhol, Hockney and Mapplethorpe Artmedia Press Order Online |
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Installation Art in the New Millennium:
The Empire of the Senses by Jonathan Crary, Nicolas De Oliveira, Nicola Oxley, Michael Petry, (2003) Following on from Installation Art (1994) by the same authors, the book surveys and illustrates the remarkable efflorescence of Installation worldwide. It is divided into five sections, each dealing with developments in Installation and the effects these have had on artists, institutions and audiences. The works of artists across the world are presented in over 250 illustrations and accompanied by extensive captions. Further details on artists and their works are provided in the endmatter, along with comprehensive notes and a list for further reading. Thames and Hudson Order Online |
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Installation Art
by Nicolas De Oliveira, Nicola Oxley, Michael Petry and Michael Archer, (1994) Offers an overview of the history of installation art, and looks at some of its artists, including Yves Klein, Kurt Schwitters, and Marcel Duchamp Thames and Hudson Order Online |
Essays
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Global Mobilities: Refugees, Exiles, and Immigrants in Museums and Archives
Edited by Amy K. Levin Essay by Petry (2017) Order Online |
Pornographic Art and the Aesthetics of Pornography
Edited By Hans Maes Essay by Petry, (2013) Order Online |
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Smoke & Mirrors
by Michael Petry, (2010) This catalogue documents the 2 exhibitions (Bad Seed, and Touching the Neoclassical and the Romantic) at Sir John Soane’s Museum. Download a free e-book version Order Online |
Sculpture and Touch
Edited by Peter Dent, University of Bristol, UK Essay by Petry, (2014) Download a free e-book version |
The Revenge of the Florist
by Michael Petry, (2009) Still life works in glass and flowers by Petry along with his Libation series, published for his show at the Westbrook Gallery, London. Download a free e-book version |
Golden Rain Vol 1 & 2
by Michael Petry, (2008) Vol 1: Documents the 100 pieces of art sent to Petry from artists around the world, sealed inside his golden vessels. Vol 2:. Documentation of the installation. Order Online |
A New Love
by Michael Petry, (2008) Text by Eric Hormell. Bibliography of the History of Art Getty Research Institute documents his Bare Back Lovers series as well as the new Got Wood works at the Westbrook Gallery, London. Download a free e-book version Order Online |
True Love
by Michael Petry, (2006) Petry’s Bare Back Lovers and Tie A Knot In It series which travelled to the Muzeum Mierdzi, Legnica, Poland, and the Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston are documented at the initial siting at the Westbrook Gallery, London. Download a free e-book version Order Online |
The Trouble with Michael
by Michael Petry (2001) This text focuses on the work of multi-media artist Michael Petry. Order Online |
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Identity Identiteett
Edited by Dr Michael Petry with Eliza Bonham-Carter and Pilvi Kalhama Download a free e-book version |