Charles Harrison Looking Back
Charles Harrison Looking Back by Charles Harrison, published by Ridinghouse in 2011, is a significant collection of autobiographical interviews with the renowned art historian, curator, and critic. Spanning 271 pages, this edition captures Harrison’s insights and experiences related to pivotal moments in British art history, particularly focusing on his contributions to Art & Language and the influential exhibition When Attitudes Became Form.
Readers will find a rich exploration of Harrison’s interactions with key art historical events, institutions, and artists, as revealed through interviews conducted by researchers, students, and journalists. The book also features Harrison’s own photography, which documents his journey through the art world, showcasing exhibitions and the studios of artists he supported. This volume serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the evolution of modern art and the critical perspectives that shaped it in postwar Britain.
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Widely acknowledged as a leading figure in British art history, Charles Harrison’s succinct writings on Art & Language and his curated exhibition When Attitudes Became Form (1969) have continued relevance today.
This volume presents a collection of autobiographical interviews conducted with the art historian, curator, critic and professor Charles Harrison in the years before his death in August 2009.
The publication developed from transcripts of interviews conducted by researchers, students and journalists seeking information about Harrison’s experience of significant art historical events, institutions and artists.
Accompanying the interviews are Harrison’s own photography, which document his experiences in the art world – from the exhibitions that he visited to the studios of artists and critics that he championed throughout his life. Drawn together, this volume highlights the crucial art developments that Harrison both observed and shaped in postwar Britain.
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