{"product_id":"abstract-erotic-louise-bourgeois-eva-hesse-and-alice-adams-9781913645809","title":"Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis ambitious new catalogue highlights the erotic and playful sculpture of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, and Alice Adams, foregrounding their shared commitment to using abstract form to ask important questions about fluid sexuality, bodies, and humour.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1966, the groundbreaking exhibition \u003ci\u003eEccentric Abstraction\u003c\/i\u003e, held at the Fischbach Gallery in New York, launched the careers of Bourgeois, Hesse, and Adams. It would profoundly shape the language and legacy of postwar American sculpture. This book returns us to that pivotal moment and, in bringing together these three important artists for the first time since 1966, explores the emergence of a new form of \"abstract erotic\" sculpture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, internationally recognised scholars of the three artists present new insights into their practice and its wider relevance to the art of the 1960s until now. By putting the work of Alice Adams in conversation with the work of established figures Bourgeois and Hesse, it aims to bring her work to the attention of a wider public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published by Paul Holberton Publishing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Courtauld Gallery, London \u003cbr\u003e (20 June-14 September 2025)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Applin\u003c\/b\u003e is Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the History of Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eEccentric Objects: Rethinking Sculpture in 1960s America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Bryan-Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Contemporary Art and LGBTQ+ Theory at Columbia University and the author of several books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBriony Fer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at UCL and curator of exhibitions by Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy R. Lippard\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the groundbreaking monograph \u003ci\u003eEva Hesse\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), is an American activist, feminist, art critic, and curator noted for her many articles and books on contemporary art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMignon Nixon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, UCL, and the author of \u003ci\u003eFantastic Reality: Louise Bourgeois and a Story of Modern Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Holberton Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676124315922,"sku":"9781913645809","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7100e9c2-bcd7-4a96-a1b0-0199a5422c45.jpg?v=1761044341","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abstract-erotic-louise-bourgeois-eva-hesse-and-alice-adams-9781913645809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}