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Roy Oxlade

Roy Oxlade

Interviewer Andrew Lambirth
Contributions by Jennifer Higgie
Contributions by Barry Schwabsky
Contributions by Roy Oxlade
Interviewer Harry Thorne

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Publishing 1st Feb 2027
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    • The definitive publication on Roy Oxlade's life and work
    • Positions Oxlade within the wider history of twentieth-century British painting while revealing the originality of his vision
    • Explores how everyday domestic objects become extraordinary through painting
    • Offers rare first-hand insight through Oxlade's own writings and previously unpublished interviews
    • Creates a dialogue between Oxlade's work and a new generation of internationally recognised artists
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    Roy Oxlade (1929 – 2014) played a critical role in the history of 20th century British art, believing art should ‘transform the mundane’, shifting life ‘up a gear’ and revealing the extraordinary within ordinary objects. Oxlade’s paintings are inextricably entwined with his home and studio in Kent. Articulated by recurrent motifs – scissors, jugs, lemons, lamps – selected for their aesthetic and functional qualities, domesticity and ritual are central to his oeuvre. Oxlade’s wife, fellow painter Rose Wylie, appears regularly in his pictures in her role as his lifelong muse.

    This book is the first major monograph on Oxlade’s paintings. It features a previously unpublished 1994 interview with Oxlade by Andrew Lambirth, essays by Jennifer Higgie and Barry Schwabsky, and an interview with Rose Wylie by Harry Thorne. In addition to texts written by Oxlade himself, leading contemporary artists have contributed reflections on select Oxlade paintings, including Sophie Barber, Alvaro Barrington, Tal R, Julian Schnabel, and Clare Woods.

    About the Author

    Jennifer Higgie is an Australian writer, editor and critic. She is the author of several acclaimed books, including The Mirror and the Palette: Rebellion, Revolution and Resilience – 500 Years of Women's Self-Portraits (2021), The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World (2023) and the novel 'Bedlam: A Novel' (2000). Jennifer worked for frieze magazine from 1998 and became editor-at-large (2019 - 2021). Higgie writes regularly for leading international publications and is widely recognised for her work on modern and contemporary art. Barry Schwabsky is an American art critic, poet and writer based in New York. He is art critic for The Nation and co-editor of international reviews for Artforum. The author of numerous books on contemporary art, his publications include Words for Art: Criticism, History, Theory, Practice (2020) and monographs on artists including Gillian Carnegie, Alex Katz and Jessica Stockholder. He is author of several books of art criticism. Andrew Lambirth is a British writer, critic and curator specialising in modern and contemporary British art. Formerly art critic of The Spectator, he has written extensively on painting, sculpture and drawing for exhibition catalogues, journals and newspapers. He is the author and editor of numerous books on British artists, including publications on Craigie Aitchison, Maggi Hambling, RB Kitaj, Allen Jones and Eileen Cooper. Lambirth is widely respected for his long-standing contribution to the appreciation and scholarship of British art.

    Specifications
    Publisher
    Beam Editions
    ISBN
    9781738557448
    Publish date
    1st Feb 2027
    Binding
    Paperback / softback
    Territory
    World
    Size
    280 mm x 240 mm
    Pages
    228 Pages
    Illustrations
    97 color, 6 b&w
    Name of series
    Discovery
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