Following the success of The Anomie Review of Contemporary British
Painting in 2018, a second volume has been created to showcase more
than sixty solo exhibitions that have defined contemporary painting in
Britain since the first volume.
This new, larger anthology presents the work of sixty artists born or
living in Britain through documentation and discussion of solo
exhibitions of their work in museums and galleries around the UK and
internationally. Featuring artists at different stages of their careers,
from senior figures exhibiting at major museums to emerging artists
staging some of their first commercial gallery exhibitions, The Anomie
Review of Contemporary British Painting 2 offers an overview of recent
activity in the medium of painting in Britain.
Artists and venues featured in this new volume include Hurvin Anderson
at Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo; Lisa Brice at Stephen Friedman Gallery,
London; Gareth Cadwallader at Josh Lilley, London; Denzil Forrester at
Nottingham Contemporary; Sophie von Hellermann at Pilar Corrias, London;
Matthew Krishanu at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham; Joy Labinjo at
BALTIC, Gateshead; France-Lise McGurn at Simon Lee, London; Benjamin
Senior at BolteLang, Zurich; Anj Smith at MOSTYN, Llandudno; Tim Stoner
at Modern Art, London; and Phoebe Unwin at Towner Eastbourne.
The anthology, which features cover artwork by Jadé Fadojutimi from her
spring 2019 solo exhibition at PEER, London, has been compiled and
written by London-based editor and writer Matt Price, who in addition to
editing more than fifty monographs, catalogues, and books including
Phaidon's international anthologies of painting and drawing Vitamin P2
and Vitamin D2, has written for magazines such as Art Monthly, Art
Quarterly, ArtReview, Flash Art, Frieze, and Modern Painters.
Endorsements for the first volume of The Anomie Review of Contemporary
British Painting:
"This insightful, richly illustrated anthology is a celebration of an
artistic medium that is not only surviving but positively thriving. In
discussing the work of [...] diverse painters, author Matt Price
proves a passionate and engaging artworld guide to British painting
today." - Helen Sumpter, Editor, Art Quarterly, ART FUND
"It is hard to believe that nobody has thought to publish an anthology
of this sort before, so valuable is it to current and future curators,
artists and scholars, as well as audiences interested in the medium. A
highly enjoyable read." - Charlotte Keenan McDonald, Curator of British
Art, Walker Art Gallery / National Museums Liverpool.
