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Speaking of Art

Four Decades of Art in Conversation
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Speaking of Art compiles 43 revealing interviews from the Audio Arts archive, a unique audio magazine offering direct conversations with artists over 35 years. This collection presents illuminating transcripts with renowned figures such as Joseph Beuys, Richard Serra, Marina Abramovic, and Damien Hirst, providing a rare glimpse into their creative philosophies and practices.
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This book is ideal for art enthusiasts, students, and professionals keen on gaining direct insight into contemporary art and its leading figures through authentic artist dialogues.

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Outstanding interviews with 43 towering figures of recent art history.

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For 35 years, Audio Arts has been a unique project, offering its audience direct access to artists via a quarterly audio magazine. Speaking of Art collects the 43 top interviews from Audio Arts' remarkable history. These never-before-published transcripts include illuminating conversations with such figures as Joseph Beuys, Richard Serra, Marina Abramovic and Damien Hirst.

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Critics praise the book as a brilliant anthology capturing the essence of the international art world over four decades. Mousse highlights it as a not-to-be-missed collection summarising William Furlong's epic career. The Artist commends the book for deepening appreciation of artists through their own words. Reviews note the inclusiveness of diverse figures on the margins of traditional visual arts discourse, showcasing the early Conceptual Art mindset central to the project's vision.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714845067

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 June 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • Edited by William Furlong

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 172.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 1000g

Pages: 272

About the Author

William Furlong is the founder of Audio Arts, a unique audio 'magazine' that is distributed and heard internationally. For over thirty years he has recorded interviews with leading international artists at the most significant exhibitions and events in Britain, Europe and the USA. He is an internationally respected figure in the art world and extremely knowledgeable as an interviewer and editor. He moved from teaching at Wimbledon School of Art in 2003 to the role of Visiting Professor and devotes his time to continuing to produce and archive Audio Arts as well as practicing as an artist

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