{"product_id":"helen-chadwick-life-pleasures-9780500028889","title":"Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelen Chadwick (1953-1996) embraced the sensuous aspects of the natural world, breaking taboos of the \"traditional\" or \"beautiful.\" Her sculpture, performance, and photography is radical, provocative, and often steeped in humor, and employs unusual, sometimes grotesque materials--bodily fluids, meat, flowers, chocolate, and compost among them. She quickly became a leading figure among Britain's postwar avant-garde, becoming one of the first women to be nominated for the Turner Prize. A dedicated teacher, she mentored the majority of the Young British Artists. She was also involved in the artistic community at Beck Road, Hackney, whose residents included Maureen Paley, Richard Deacon, and Genesis P-Orridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Chadwick's work was widely exhibited during her lifetime, attention to it declined following her unexpected death in 1996, and itis only relatively recently that its significance has been acknowledged afresh. Coinciding with a major touring retrospective, this publication spans the breadth of her practice, from her renowned MA degree show \u003cem\u003eIn the Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e (1977) through to her seminal \u003cem\u003ePiss Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e (1991-2). Merging art and life, with a focus on Chadwick's interdisciplinary interests and engagement with education, music, and politics, as well as an in-depth study of her art and ideas, the book is a fitting tribute to her vital impact on social and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarner, Marina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMarina Warner\u003c\/strong\u003e is an English historian, mythographer, art critic, novelist, and short story writer.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuck, Louisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLouisa Buck\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular reviewer on BBC radio and television and has written for publications including \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in England.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is the director of collection and exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield. She was previously curator at Whitechapel Gallery, London. She writes extensively on modern and contemporary art, recently contributing to the publications \u003cem\u003eRevisiting Modern British Art\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVirginia Woolf Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as many artists' monographs.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552800309522,"sku":"9780500028889","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3a3b87a-73f3-4276-9027-7f243cc2dc4a.jpg?v=1754904774","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/helen-chadwick-life-pleasures-9780500028889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}