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Books index

Damien Hirst: Theories, Models, Methods, Approaches, Assumptions, Results and Findings (Gagosian Gallery, 2000) £40.

Hirst's latest exhibition catalogue. With essays by Gordon Burn and George Poste. Available from the Gagosian Gallery, London. Call 020 7292 8222 to order.

Damien Hirst: No Sense of Absolute Corruption (Gagosian Gallery, 1996) £30.

Hirst's 1996 exhibition catalogue from New York's Gagosian Gallery. Includes Hirst interviewed by Stuart Morgan. Available from the Gagosian Gallery, London. Call 020 7292 8222 to order.

Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection by Richard Shone, Martin Maloney, Brooks Adams, Lisa Jardine and Norman Rosenthal (Thames and Hudson, 1998) £19.95.

Exhibition catalogue of Sensation, featuring more than 40 of the most radical artists working in Britain today.

Young British Art: the Saatchi decade by Jonathan Barnbrook (Booth-Clibborn, 1998) £75.

A comprehensive and visually arresting survey of Charles Saatchi's collection. Includes paintings, sculpture, photography, video and installation art.

After Modern Art 1945-2000 by David Hopkins (Oxford University Press, 2000) £9.99.

A concise interpretation of contemporary art in its postwar cultural context. Includes discussion of Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman and Damien Hirst.

The Power of Display: a history of exhibition installations at the Museum of Modern Art by Mary Anne Staniszewski (MIT, 1998) £37.95.

Examination of installation design as an aesthetic medium, with a history of exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Investigating Modern Art by Liz Masterson, Mary Dawtrey, Paul Wood, Toby Jackson and Pam Meecham (Yale University Press, 1996) £15.95.

Charts the development of modern art from the 19th century to the present day, including Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol.

Tate Modern by Iwona Blazwick and Simon Wilson (Tate Gallery, 2000) £16.99.

Celebrating the opening of the Tate Modern, this book introduces readers to the building, the collection and the new approach to modern and contemporary art.

Art at the Turn of the Millennium by Burkhard Riemschneider and Uta Grosenick (Taschen, 1999) £19.99.

More than 130 contemporary artists on view, with 1,200 illustrations. Each artist gets four pages of colour illustrations, a concise commentary and a brief statement from the artist.

 

 

 

Publications index

Art Monthly

Suite 17

26 Charing Cross Road

London WC2H 0DG

Tel: 020 7240 0389

Website: www.artmonthly.co.uk

Publisher: Brittania Art Publications

Ten publications per annum through newsagents at £3.35 or annual subscription of £32.50.

Features, interviews and profiles on contemporary artists.

 

The Jackdaw

88 Leswin Road

London N16 7ND

Tel: 020 7502 1393

Website: www.thejackdaw.com

Ten publications per annum. Annual subscription rate £25.

David Lee, former editor of Art Review, runs this newsletter-magazine which keeps readers up-to-date with art politics and gossip.

 

Galleries

Barrington Publications

54 Uxbridge Road

London W12 8BR

Website: www.artefact.co.uk

Publisher: Barrington

Monthly publication available from most galleries, through newsagents at £1.60 or annual subscription of £21.75.

Art listings, describing current exhibitions and listing more than 500 commercial and public art galleries, and art services.

 

Frieze

5-9 Hatton Wall

London EC1N 8HX

Website: www.frieze.co.uk

Tel: 020 7813 5555

Publisher: Durian Publications

Eight publications per annum available through newsagents and bookstores at £4.50 or annual subscription of £34.

Contemporary arts and culture magazine which looks at current events in art, literature, advertising and architecture.

 

Contemporary Visual Arts (CVA)

K101 Tower Bridge Business Complex

100 Clements Road

London SE16 4DG

Tel: 020 7740 1704

Website: www.cvamagazine.com

Publisher: G + B Arts International

Six publications per annum, available through bookstores at £4.95 or annual subscription of £25.

International contemporary art magazine with features, exhibition reviews and previews.

 

Arts Review

Hereford House

23-24 Smithfield Street

London EClA 9LF

Tel: 020 7236 4880

Website: www.art-review.co.uk

Publisher: Peter Ashman

Ten publications per annum, available through newsagents at £3.95 or annual subscription of £38.

Visual arts magazine designed for the art buyer and gallery visitor. Encourages the collecting of all art, from painting to ceramics.

 

a-n Magazine for Artists

First Floor, 7-15 Pink Lane

Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DW

Tel: 0191 241 8000

Publisher: Susan Jones

Website: www.anweb.co.uk

Monthly magazine available from galleries and bookstores at £3 or annual subscription of £26.

Written for and by artists, provides interaction, information, news and networking.

 

Frank Magazine

113 Brightfield Road

Lee Green

London SE12 8QG

Tel: 020 8318 2467

Website: www.frankmagazine.co.uk

Online magazine.

 

Wallpaper

Ground Floor, Brettenham House

Lancaster Place

London WC2E 7TL

Tel: 020 7322 1177

Website: www.wallpaper.com

Publisher: Alasdhair Willis

Ten publications per annum, available through newsagents at £3.60 or annual subscription rate of £29. For those interested in better living, featuring architecture, design, fashion, food and lifestyle.

 

 

 

Websites index

(see also online galleries)

Damien Hirst www.eccentrix.com/artist/damienhirst

Art archives and a detailed biography of Damien Hirst.

Stuckism www.stuckism.com

Critically challenges the work of artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Stuckism's manifesto: 'Artists who don't paint aren't artists.'

Super Humanism www.superhumanism.com

Promoters of 'The Real Turner Prize Show', new paintings by the Stuckists.

White Cube www.whitecube.com

Small but cutting-edge London gallery opened in 1993 by Jay Jopling as a project room for contemporary art. Has information on a range of established artists and forthcoming events.

Tate Modern www.tate.org.uk/modern/default.htm

London's major new gallery of modern and contemporary art. Website offers a variety of information for visitors, including current and future public programmes.

Art in context www.artincontext.org

Online reference library of information about artists and where to find their work. American site providing international resources.

Not suitable for vegetarians www.dialspace.dial.pipex.com/edwards.family/nathan/hirst

Recommended site for first-hand observations, attention to detail and the inclusion of an occasionally insightful 'People's Response' section.

 

 

 

Galleries index

(see also Commercial London galleries and online galleries)

Tate Modern

Bankside

London SE1 9TG

Tel: 020 7887 8000

Website: www.tate.org.uk/modern/default.htm

London's major new gallery of modern and contemporary art. Website offers a variety of information for visitors including current and future public programmes.

Cornerhouse

70 Oxford Street

Manchester M1 5NH

Tel: 0161 200 1500

Website: www.cornerhouse.org

Three floors of contemporary art galleries, three cinema screens, a bar, cafe and bookshop.

The Lowry

Pier 8, Salford Quays

Manchester M5 2AZ

Tel: 0161 876 2000

Website: www.thelowry.org.uk

A new gallery and arts centre, the Lowry houses both the LS Lowry collection and contemporary art exhibitions.

Wolverhampton City Art Gallery

Lichfield Street

Wolverhampton WV1 1DU

Tel: 01902 552055

Website: www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk

(Closed from 8 January to 15 September 2001 for refurbishment.)

Milton Keynes Art Gallery

900 Midsummer Boulevard

Milton Keynes MK9 3QA

Tel: 01908 676 900

Website: www.mktgc.co.uk/gallery

Opened in October 1999, together with its neighbour, MK Theatre. Several free exhibitions a year, ranging from modern and contemporary to aspects of design, architecture and popular culture.

The Fruitmarket Gallery

45 Market Street

Edinburgh EH1 1DF

Tel: 0131 225 2383

Website: www.fruitmarket.co.uk

Originally built as a fruit and vegetable market in 1938, this gallery has been operating as a visual arts space since 1974. Exhibitions of Scottish, British and International contemporary art.

Oriel Art Gallery

2 Tyn-Y-Coed Buildings

High Street

Barmouth

Gwynedd

Wales LL42 1DS

Tel: 01341 280285

Website: www.orielgallery.com

Located in Snowdonia's National Park, this gallery exhibits classical and contemporary art work by local artists.

Saatchi Gallery

98a Boundary Road

London NW8 ORH

Tel: 020 7624 8299

Aims to introduce new art, or art largely unseen in the U.K., to a wider audience.

Whitworth Art Gallery

University of Manchester

Oxford Road

Manchester M15 6ER

Tel: 0161 275 7450

Collections of drawings, watercolours, paintings and sculpture.

 

 

 

Commercial London galleries index

(see also Galleries and online galleries)

Anthony Wilkinson Gallery

242 Cambridge Heath Road

London E2 9DA

Tel: 020 8980 2662

Website: www.anthonywilkinsongallery.com

Gallery artists: David Batchelor, Glen Baxter, Christopher Bucklow, Edward Chell, Brian Conley, Angela de la Cruz, A.K. Dolven, Peter Ellis, Geraint Evans, Julie Henry, Matthew Higgs Nicky Hirst, Olav Christopher Jenssen, Silke Schatz, Mike Silva, Bob & Roberta Smith, Johnny Spencer and Jessica Voorsanger.

The Approach

1st Floor

47 Approach Road

London E2 9LY

Tel: 020 8983 3878

Gallery artists: Stuart Cumberland, Merlin James and Kevin Knox.

Chisenhale Gallery

64 Chisenhale Road

London E3 5QZ

Tel: 020 8981 4518

Website: www.chisenhale.org.uk

Gallery artists: Rachel Whiteread, Cornelia Parker, Vong Phaophanit, Graham Gussin, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Jane and Louise Wilson, Sam Taylor-Wood, Gillian Wearing, Bob & Roberta Smith, Wolfgang Tillmans, Paul Noble, Suchan Kinoshita, Simon Faithfull and Thomas Hirschhorn.

Delfina

50 Bermondsey Street

London SE1 3UD

Tel: 020 7357 6600

Website: www.delfina.org.uk

Gallery artists: Simon Bill, Graham Gussin, Nina Pope, Karen Guthrie, Eva Rothschild, Garry Webb, Richard Woods, Mark Alexander, Eric Bainbridge, Glen Brown, Adam Chodzko, Tacita Dean, Mark Francis, Anya Gallacio, Lucy Gunning, Shirazeh Hoshiary, Rupert Huges, Steve Johnson, Paula Kare, Matthew Radford, Ray Richardson, Keith Roberts, Keith Tyson, Mark Wallinger and Jane & Louise Wilson.

Entwistle

6 Cork Street

London W1X 2EE

Tel: 020 7734 6440

Gallery artists: Sue Arrowsmith, Heike Baranowsky, Jason Brooks, Dan Hays, Anton Henning, Dan Holdsworth, Edward Lipski, Rosa Loy, DJ Simpson and Gerhard Stromberg.

Gagosian London

8 Heddon Street

London W1R 7LH

Tel: 020 7292 8222

Website: www.gagosian.com

Gallery artists: Peter Davis, Dexter Dorwood and Jenny Saville.

Gallery Westland Place

13 Westland Place

London N1 7LP

Tel: 020 7251 6456

Website: www.westlandplace.co.uk

Gallery artists: Rieka Akatsuka, Stephen Cia Durante, Christine Sullivan, Richard Walker and Nicole Wermers.

Gasworks

155 Vauxhall Street

London SE11 5RH

Tel: 020 7582 6848

Website: www.gasworksgallery.org

Supports young artists and experimental work, and is an important part of London's young contemporary art scene.

Matt's Gallery

42-44 Copperfield Road

London E3 4RR

Tel: 020 8983 1771

Cutting-edge east London gallery.

Maureen Paley/Interim Art

21 Herald Street

London E2 6JT

Tel: 020 7729 4112

Jerwood Gallery

171 Union Street

London SE1 0LN

Tel: 020 7654 0171

Website: www.jerwoodspace.co.uk

Focuses on the work of young British artists. Year round programme of exhibitions.

White Cube

44 Duke Street

London SW1Y 6DD

Tel: 020 7930 5373

Website: www.whitecube.com

Gallery artists: Darren Almond, Dinos and Jake Chapman, Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Gilbert & George, Antony Gormley, Marcus Harvey, Mona Hatoum, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Tom Hunter, Sarah Lucas, Marc Quinn, Sam Taylor-Wood, Gavin Turk and Cerith Wyn Evans.

International artists: Franz Ackermann, Miroslaw Balka, Sophie Calle, Chuck Close, Peter Fischli, David Weiss, Katherina Fritsch, Anna Gaskell, Nan Goldin, Gary Hill, Richard Prince, Doris Salcedo, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Luc Tuymans and Jeff Wall.

White Cube 2

48 Hoxton Square

London N1 6PB

Tel: 020 7930 5373

Website: www.whitecube.com

Set up in 2000, Jay Jopling's second gallery space features same gallery artists as White Cube gallery.

The Lux Centre

2-4 Hoxton Square

London N1 6NU

Tel: 020 7684 0201

Website: www.luxgallery.org.uk

International centre for film, video and digital arts.

Nylon

10 Vyner Street

London N2 9DG

Tel: 020 8983 5333

Website: www.nylongallery.com

Gallery artists: Kate Belton, Paul Housley, Roger Kelly, Sarah Mackillop, Ruth Root and John Strutton.

Victoria Miro

16 Wharf Road

London N1 7RW

Tel: 020 7336 8109

Website: www.victoria-miro.com

Gallery artists: Doug Aitken, Cecily Brown, Anne Chu, Thomas Demand, Peter Doig, Inka Essenhigh, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Andreas Gursky, Alex Hartley, Chantal Joffe, Isaac Julien, Udomsak Krisanamis, Yayoi Kusama, Abigail Lane, Brad Lochore, Robin Lowe, Dawn Mellor, Tracy Moffat, Chris Ofili, Hadrian Pigott, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Adriana Varejao, Stephen Willats and Francesca Woodman.

Andrew Mummery Gallery

63 Compton Street

London EC1V OBN

Tel: 020 7251 6265

Website: www.amummery.com

Exhibits new developments in painting, photography and mixed media work.

Gallery artists: Philip Akkermann, Chila Kumari Burman, Maria Cheuska, Richard Forster, Ori Gersht, John Goto, Alexis Harding, Peter Harris, Tim Hennington, Louise Hopkins, Merlin James, Fabian Maracaccio, Ingo Meller, Carol Rhodes, Stuart Taylor and Graeme Todd.

Mobile Home

3rd Floor, 42 Theobalds Road

London WC1X 8NW

Tel: 020 7405 7575

Gallery artists: Nick Crowe, Mark Fairnington, Edward Harper, Thomson & Craig Head, David Mackintosh, Elizabeth Price, John Salt, and Alison Turnbull.

Percy Miller Gallery

39 Snowsfield

London SE1 3SU

Tel. 020 7207 4578

Website: www.percymillergallery.com

Gallery artists: Michael Blodget, Alan Brooks, Catherine Chalmers, Tom Chamberlain, Michael Diaz, Luigi Gelati, Mamoud Hamadani, Jonathon Hatt, Philippine Hoegen, Camille McMillan, Maureen McQuillan, Andrew Miller, Kasia Morawska, Simon Morley, Jonathon Parsons, Elizabeth Peebles, Hadrian Pigott, Vic Reeves, Tracey Rowledge, Emily Jo Sargent, William Steiger, Roy Voss and Jason Wallis-Johnson.

Rhodes + Mann

37 Hackney Road

London E2 7NX

Tel: 020 7729 4372

Website: www.rhodesmann.com

Gallery artists: Andrew Grassie, Layla Curtis, Calum Colvin, Robert Davies, Ashley Elliott, Jane Gang, David Godbold, Oliver Herring, Bill Jacobson, Melanie Manchot, Mark Wright, Kate Davis, Michael Ginsborg, Nayland Blake and Mark Jennings.

Vilma Gold

66 Rivington Street

London EC2A 3AY

Tel: 020 7613 1609

Website: www.vilmagold.co.uk

Mixed media, photography, installations and wall paintings.

Gallery artists: Shahin Afrassiabi, Jemima & Dolly Brown, Brian Griffiths, Ben Judd, Mark Titchen, Gavin Wade.

 

 

Online galleries index

(see also Galleries and Commercial London galleries)

Britart Online www.britart.com

Specialises in contemporary British art. Purchases are on a sale or return basis.

LondonArt www.londonart.co.uk

Largest UK online gallery. Works are grouped into categories, including installation, abstract and sculpture.

Eyestorm www.eyestorm.com

Online art forum offering modern and contemporary art and photography by established artists.

NBA www.newbritishartists.co.uk

Reasonably priced selection of artwork from new artists who have recently graduated from art schools throughout the UK.

 

 

 

Miscellaneous index

Contemporary Art Society

17 Bloomsbury Square

London WC1A 2NG

Tel: 020 7831 7311

Website: www.contempart.org.uk

Since 1910, CAS has presented more than 5000 works of contemporary art, by artists such as Henry Moore and Damien Hirst, to its member museums throughout Britain.

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