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An exhibition of images from the book will be shown at the National Portrait Gallery in summer 2008. This stunningly illustrated volume offers a visual survey of 33 of the most original and provocative artists of our time. Here, we see them in their working environment - in moments of concentration, inspiration, and relaxation. McCAbe's photographs offer a revealing insight into the lives and work of the artists, while McNay skillfully extracts details about their craft, workplace, and personality - alongside his own candid observations on each subject.
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Eamonn McCabe is one of the world's most popular and respected photographers, photographing art, fashion, sport, actors, musicians and more. Michael McNay was the Guardian's very first arts editor.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as i was designing my own studio and was fascinated to see how other artists used the space they had. Was disappointed to find great images of artists themselves but sometimes very little of their studios,in some cases none at all. Written text is more of a summary of their life/career rather than how they work, especially those very well known. In some cases, however, the descriptions were good. Suppose I kind of expected a 'day in the life' kind of approach, whereas this is much more formal. However, saying all that,I'm glad I bought the book!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is well presented, I'll grant it that much, but beyond this it fails dramatically to keep to its title subject. Each artist receives a woefully short introduction which rarely, if ever, touches on their studio practice. The images are, again, rarely of the inside of the artists studio, and the ones that are only give us a very vague glimpse of what goes on. The text is this books ultimate failing: Where it isn't a simple biographical text about the artist life, it becomes a painfully opinionated critique of how they became famous. It feels like the author is bitter about the artists success. The book is also very short - and expensive for what you get. I would try another source.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Not as many studios as I'd like...
5 May 2010
Format:Paperback
I was disappointed with this book because it contained so many photos of each artist and not many glimpses of their studios. There were also some artists that didn't seem to fit the British nature of the book for instance: a photo of Ellsworth Kelly in front of one of his paintings. Why is he there? It is frustrating to me to purchase a book that indicates I will see something of how and where an artist creates and then to have the book let me down. I would recommend Joe Fig's book as one which really gives photos (albeit dark ones) of each artist and the workplace, all the mess, all the paint tubes etc.
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