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Johnnie Cooper : Sunset Strip
28 × 23 cm | 9 × 11 in
150 ills | 240 pages
Hardcover
Publisher: Black Dog Press
Contributors: Peter Murray, Tom Hastings
Sunset Strip is the first monograph of the British artist Johnnie Cooper's work, joining a curatorial initiative over recent decades to undertake important re-evaluations of the careers of key twentieth- and twenty-first-century artists such as Tess Jaray, William Turnbull and Carmen Herrera.
Johnnie Cooper has, for the past half century, devoted himself to a tireless investigation into the nature and potential of painting in his rural Worcestershire studio, constantly exploring new principles and processes. Sunset Strip charts the journey of Johnnie Cooper's signature investigations into colour, line and form, from the figurative totems sculpted in his student days to the rich Abstract Expressionist works of the 1980s and the gestural Minimalist works of the past two decades.
Published in October 2018 by Black Dog Press.
'throe on throe' Exhibition catalogue
28 x 21 cm | 9 x 11 in
64 ills | 112 pages
Paperback
Catalogue produced to accompany Johnnie Cooper's solo exhibition 'throe on throe' held at Saatchi Gallery from 19 April - 4 May 2019
Featuring large, high quality images of all 56 works in the exhibition, this publication displays Cooper's newly-cast bronze sculptures from the early 1970's, and navigates the trajectory of his signature painting style.
Showcasing paintings from the early 1990's to present day, this catalogue shows the development of Cooper's painterly language and the influence his early career in sculpture has had upon his paintings. Also featured are exclusive images of the Listener Series, a new body of work in oil and acrylic. All 25 works from this series were completed within a year of the exhibition.
The 'throe on throe' exhibition catalogue is available for purchase at both the Saatchi Gallery shop and here.