Whitechapel Gallery - New publications from Whitechapel Gallery

 

New and Upcoming Books  This spring we're delighted to share a selection of new publications drawing on the themes explored in our current displays and beyond.  Treat yourself to new titles in the Documents of Contemporary Art series, plus illustrated coffee table books for art enthusiasts of all ages.

Documents of Contemporary Art Documents of Contemporary Art: The Cute Edited by Sianne Ngai £16.95 paperback Brand new in our popular Documents of Contemporary Art series is The Cute, edited by renowned theorist Sianne Ngai. From robots and cat videos to ice cream socials, The Cute explores the ramifications of an aesthetic ‘of’ or ‘about’ minorness – or what is perceived to be diminutive, subordinate, and above all, unthreatening – on the shifting forms and contents of art today.  Documents of Contemporary Art: Magic Edited by Jamie Sutcliffe £16.95 paperback Edited by writer and publisher Jamie Sutcliffe, Magic brings together writings by artists, magicians, historians and theorists, that illuminate the vibrant correspondences animating contemporary art’s varied encounters with magical culture, inspiring a reconsideration of the relationship between the symbolic and the pragmatic. 3 FOR 2: DOCUMENTS OF CONTEMPORARY ART Line up your reading list with our Spring offer of 3 FOR 2 on all Documents of Contemporary Art titles bought through our online shop until 29th April. Discount will automatically be applied at checkout.   Shop the Series Now Take the Exhibition Home The Artist's Studio Exhibition Catalogue £25 paperback Whether it be an abandoned factory, an attic or a kitchen table, it is the artist’s studio where the great art of our time is conceived and created. Through painting, sculpture, installation, film and photography, this definitive volume maps the wide-ranging possibilities of these crucibles of creativity and illustrates the 80+ works featured in the exhibition. New essays by Dawn Ades, Iwona Blazwick, Inês Costa, Richard Dyer, Hammad Nasar and Candy Stobbs explore the public studio – as the artist’s stage or space of collaboration; and the private studio, a place of refuge, reflection and experimentation. Buy Now Forthcoming Titles Theaster Gates: A Clay Sermon Exhibition Catalogue £45 hardback | April 2022 Following Whitechapel Gallery's acclaimed appraisal last year of Theaster Gates' ceramics practice, the beautiful accompanying catalogue will be released this month, featuring a new poem by Ben Okri, an interview with the artist by Edmund du Waal, and essays by Monica Miller and Georgia Haseldine, as well as complete installation photography of the exhibition and documentation of Gates’ new film A Clay Sermon. Pre-order via our website. Max Mara Art Prize for Women – Emma Talbot: The Age/L’Età Exhibition Catalogue £24.99 paperback with jacket | July 2022 Emma Talbot's multifaceted work creates visual worlds exploring themes of feminism, ecopolitics and our shifting concepts of communication. Her winning proposal for the Max Mara Art Prize for Women questions rooted positions of power, governance, attitudes to nature and representations of women through an acutely personal lens. Published in paperback with a screenprinted linen jacket, this catalogue will feature installation photography from Talbot's commission, plus a new interview. Stay Tuned

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