Glenn Brown — 1st Edition

Name: Glenn Brown — 1st Edition
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Glenn Brown, Christoph Grunenberg, Francesco Bonami, Michael Stubbs & Laurence Sillars — 1st Edition

Publication: London, Tate Publishing, 2009.

Formatting: 4to, pp. 144.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The black pictorial boards remain bright and largely sharp, showing only light rubbing to the extremities and a minuscule nick to the top edge of the front board. The binding is remarkably tight and square, suggesting the volume has been seldom opened or read. Internally, the pages are exceptionally clean, crisp, and free from foxing, tearing, or previous ownership inscriptions, ensuring the high-quality colour reproductions are preserved in fine state.

Catalogue Note: This is a first edition hardcover issue of the catalogue published to accompany Glenn Brown's major retrospective exhibition at Tate Liverpool, which later toured to the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin and the Ludwig Museum in Budapest.

While softcover iterations of this catalogue are relatively common, this hardcover variant in the black pictorial boards is decidedly uncommon on the open market.

The volume is highly illustrated throughout with rich, full-colour reproductions of Brown's paintings and sculptures, including several luxurious gatefold spreads that capture the intricate details and scale of his work. The book features no noteworthy provenance, remaining a clean and unmarked copy.

Glenn Brown is celebrated as one of the most revered and technically virtuosic painters of his generation, renowned for appropriating imagery from art history and popular culture, ranging from Rembrandt and Dalí to mass-market science fiction covers, and transforming it into something entirely alien. Accompanying his major 2009 touring retrospective, this comprehensive catalogue explores Brown's fascinating visual language where naturalistic colour becomes lurid, figures are distorted into the grotesque, and heavy impasto brushwork is rendered as a flat, flawless surface. Featuring over sixty works, alongside an interview with the artist and critical essays, the book offers an unparalleled examination of Brown’s unique methodology and his profound impact on the international contemporary art scene.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Christoph Grunenberg, Francesco Bonami, Michael Stubbs & Laurence Sillars

Book Publisher: Tate Publishing

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Art & Architecture

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 144

Book Publication Year: 2009

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Glenn Brown

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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