{"product_id":"london-calling-9789462626751","title":"London Calling","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated publication accompanies a major exhibition organised by Kunstmuseum Den Haag in collaboration with Tate Modern, exploring the School of London—a group of postwar artists who redefined figurative painting in Britain. Featuring more than seventy works by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Paula Rego, Frank Auerbach, and their contemporaries, the book traces how these painters captured the human condition in an era of social and cultural upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Paris and New York led the charge in abstraction, London fostered a quieter yet profound revolution centred on the human body and psyche. Through essays and artworks, the catalogue reveals how these artists grappled with shifting notions of identity, intimacy, and power, offering a compelling perspective on 20th-century art and reaffirming London's role as a crucible of postwar creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLondon Calling\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a major international collaboration between Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Tate Modern, uniting two leading art institutions. It features over seventy masterpieces by renowned artists including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, and Paula Rego. The book explores the evolution of figurative painting in postwar Britain, highlighting its emotional and psychological depth, and broadens the narrative of modern British art by including lesser-known artists and parallel movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated with insightful essays by leading scholars and curators, \u003cem\u003eLondon Calling\u003c\/em\u003e offers a timely reassessment of London's role as a hub of creative innovation in the 20th century. It is essential reading for enthusiasts of modern art, figurative painting, and postwar cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gregory Salter, Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham, specialising in postwar British art; Sanjukta Sunderason, Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam, specialising in Modernism and activist art; Elena Crippa, former curator at Tate; and Thijs de Raedt, curator at Kunstmuseum The Hague.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelling Points:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMajor international collaboration between Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Tate Modern, uniting two leading art institutions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFeatures over seventy masterpieces by renowned artists including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, David Hockney, and Paula Rego.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExplores the evolution of figurative painting in postwar Britain, highlighting its emotional and psychological depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBroadens the narrative of modern British art by including lesser-known artists and parallel movements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRichly illustrated catalogue with insightful essays by leading scholars and curators.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTimely reassessment of London's role as a hub of creative innovation in the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEssential reading for enthusiasts of modern art, figurative painting, and postwar cultural history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e150 colour, 20 b\/w illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643565654252,"sku":"9789462626751","price":160.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4ffa744778faff04ae9ff50f15d13c7b.jpg?v=1779225959","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/london-calling-9789462626751","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}