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The eminent art critic David Sylvester always managed to catch the unexpected angle when he explored the lives, work and ideas of his contemporaries. This dazzling, surprising collection -planned and completed by David Sylvester himself shortly before his death in 2001 - includes key interviews recorded in London over the years.Some pieces focus on artists, conveying the urgent, changing movements of British art from early appreciations of Henry Moore and William Coldstream, to revealing later encounters with Bridget Riley, Malcolm Morley, Howard Hodgkin, Gilbert and George, Rachel Whiteread, Douglas Gordon and Tony Cragg. Other interviews turn to ballet, theatre, film and music, introducing us to the worlds of Leonide Massine, the inspired film-set designer Ken Adam and the composer Harrison Birtwistle - a moving late recording. Perhaps the most unusual and resonant of these final pieces is an interview with Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain. David Sylvester was himself an extremely knowledgeable and passionate cricket fan, and here he shows how sport can resemble art in its concern with timing, placing, composition.Deeply enjoyable, rewarding and thought provoking, these interviews and articles offer insights into the nature of the creative impulse in many forms. LONDON RECORDINGS is a tribute to Sylvester's remarkable wisdom, humanity and humour as well as his enduring genius.
| ISBN-13 | 9780701162672 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0701162678 |
| Weight | 0.93 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.38 x 0.87 x 9.49 In |
| List Price | $28.13 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 224 pages |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus Ltd |
| Published On | 2003-11-06 |
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