Catalogue In Print Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press

This is the catalog for the international touring exhibition In Print: Contemporary British Art from the Paragon Press, organized by the British Council and held from September 13 (Sat) to November 16 (Sun), 2003.

In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary British art, Paragon Press—renowned for its exceptional technical expertise and its unique role in discovering and supporting emerging artists—plays a vital role in sustaining and advancing the scene. This exhibition showcases approximately 120 works created in collaboration with Paragon Press by some of the leading artists in contemporary British art. Through these innovative works—created with a variety of techniques and driven by free-spirited ideas since the late 1990s—visitors are invited to experience the current state and appeal of British art. (From the exhibition introduction)

[List of Artists]
Darren Almond, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Richard Deacon, Peter Doig, Terry Frost, Patrick Heron, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Anish Kapoor, Adam Lowe, Ian McKeever, Bruce McLean, Sarah Morris, Marc Quinn, Bill Woodrow, Mat Collishaw, Anya Gallaccio, Siobhán Hapaska, Abigail Lane, Georgina Starr, Sam Taylor-Wood, Gillian Wearing, Cerith Wyn Evans, Catherine Yass

CONTENTS

• Foreword
• Introduction
• The Dream of the Golden Apple – Trends in Contemporary British Art (Takeshi Sakurai)
• Plates
• Mind the Gap－Before and After the Emergence of the YBAS(Toshiaki Hozumi)
• Positive Despair, Cool Melancholy－15years of Art and Pop Music (Koichi Nakata)
• Biographical Notes
• List of Works

Publisher: The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan Association of Art Museums / 2003

Size: H29.7cm × W22.7cm × D0.7cm

Weight: 400g

Additional Information: Bilingual (Japanese-English), 63 pages in total (36 pages of color plates), softcover