100 Sculptors of Tomorrow, 2019

Emir Šehanović

100 Sculptors of Tomorrow

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Artwork: 330 illustrations
Size: 9.6 in x 12.6 in x 1.2 in
Published: September 3rd, 2019
ISBN-10: 0500021473
ISBN-13: 9780500021477
Genre: Art
E-book Available: No
Price: 50 EUR

Bypassing traditional art world channels, 100 Sculptors of Tomorrow is the culmination of a major, democratic open call for up-and-coming sculptors. From thousands of entries, an internationally renowned jury has identified the most exciting names in sculpture today, all showcased in this beautifully illustrated book. Following the much-respected 100 Painters of Tomorrow, which launched the careers of artists such as Michael Armitage, Yelena Popova, and Heman Chong, 100 Sculptors offers another powerful platform for artists and a fascinating, visually breathtaking experience for readers.

Sculpture is reemerging as a revered medium in today’s artworld. In the age of 3-D modeling software and ever-proliferating materials, the possibilities for contemporary sculpture are truly dazzling, a fact to which the artworks on show in this book can attest.

Featuring a selection of the finest emerging sculptors from six continents and over thirty countries, 100 Sculptors of Tomorrow guides readers with biographical summaries and firsthand artist testimonies, as well as recommended reading and insights from curators, academics, writers, and fellow artists. This is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the future of this ever-evolving art form.

Contributors

Kurt Beers
Author

Kurt Beers is the director of BEERS London gallery, which he founded in 2012. The gallery has since been listed twice in Blouin Media’s “500 Best Galleries Worldwide.”

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100 SCULPTORS OF TOMORROW is an insightful, diverse, and inspiring survey of emerging and unknown talent working in the field of sculpture, selected by a distinguished and knowledgeable panel of international jurors, and is the culmination of a major undertaking to identify the 100 most exciting, up-and-coming sculptors presently at work. It is the follow-up to the groundbreaking and highly-regarded publication 100 PAINTERS OF TOMORROW, which went on to launch many artists’ careers and is still a leading resource on some of the most important emerging painters working today worldwide.

100 SCULPTORS OF TOMORROW is the second book in the series and, like its predecessor, is authored by Kurt Beers, Director of Beers London, and published by Thames & Hudson.

The goal of the book is to offer a platform for included artists to reach a wider audience and gain international exposure and critical reception. For the purpose of consideration, ‘sculpture’ referred to any artwork predominantly defined – but not limited by – its three-dimensionality made by carving, modelling, casting or constructing; or any artwork including installation, site-specificity, and which may also include some two-dimensional work, temporal/video-based work, sound-based and/or performance work.

The book features high-quality reproductions of each artist’s work, plus short texts that include biographical information and quotations from the artists themselves, to provide greater insight into their ways of thinking and individual creative methods. It alsos include other resources, such as a further listing of artists to watch, recommended reading, and individual juror picks. This is the definitive book on the most promising emerging sculptors currently at work.

The 100 artists selected for inclusion were chosen by a jury of professionals in the field of sculpture, through a combination of online open-call submissions, as well as juror recommendation. 100 PAINTERS OF TOMORROW included 53 men and 47 women from 37 countries.

The jurors are Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator at the Hammer Museum; Clare Lilley, Director of Programme at Yorkshire Sculpture Park; Jiang Jiehong, Professor of Chinese Art at Birmingham School of Art; Francesca Gavin, freelance writer, curator and editor whose credits include Dazed & Confused, Vogue, and Elle; David Huber, critic, editor, and frequent contributor to Artforum; Natalie King, curator and Senior Research Fellow at the Victorian College of Arts, Melbourne; Stefan Simchowitz, art collector, curator and advisor; and Anita Zabludowicz, UK-based collector and head of the renowned Zabludowicz Collection; as well as author Kurt Beers, Director of Beers London and author of 100 PAINTERS OF TOMORROW.

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