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Making It Product Details in Britain 1977–1986 £20.00 Artist(s) Eric Bainbridge, Helen Chadwick, , Richard Deacon, Barry The late 1970s and 1980s witnessed the emergence of a younger Flanagan, , Ian Hamilton-Finlay, , generation of artists working in the United Kingdom who began to , David Nash, Julian receive international attention for practices which, although incredibly Opie, Eduardo Paolozzi, Cornelia diverse, shared a revived interest in the sculpted object, in materials Parker, William Tucker, William and in ideas around making. Turnbull, Richard Wentworth, , Richard Wilson Some of these artists, such as Kate Blacker, Tony Cragg, Richard Author(s) Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton, Lewis Deacon, Antony Gormley, Shirazeh Houshiary, Anish Kapoor, Richard Biggs, Iwona Blazwick, Ann Compton, Richard Cork, Isobel Wentworth or Alison Wilding, rose to prominence under the loose Johnstone, , John banner ‘’, while other artists, such as Eric Roberts, Mike Tooby, Jon Wood Bainbridge, Helen Chadwick, , Cornelia Parker and Richard Publisher Hayward Publishing Wilson, were forging reputations for their innovative approaches to sculpture. ISBN 9781853323294 Format softback Making It: Sculpture in Britain 1977-1986 provides a comprehensive Pages 160 insight into the explosion of contemporary sculpture in Britain during the Illustrations colour late 1970s and 1980s, launching the careers of some the most Dimensions 270mm x 240mm renowned contemporary artists that the UK has produced. Weight 909 Published to accompany the Arts Council Collection touring exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, 27 March – 21 June 2015. Publication Date: Apr 2015

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