Noit Intercourse (Maquette Series), 1960 #JohnLatham RG @smeszaros via @room_and_book https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFw0Tot_t1/?utm_medium=tumblr

Currently on view at Lisson Gallery in NYC is an expansive show of work by the late British artist John Latham: “Skoob Works.” John Latham, World of Ice, 1960, books and plaster on burlap laid on board. #johnlatham #gentle #art #nyc #gallery #books #skoob @lisson_gallery #skoobworks (at Lisson Gallery)

John Latham: “Skoob Works” is on view at Lisson Gallery in NYC through June 16. John Latham, The Gentlest Art, 1962, books and plaster on canvas laid on board. #johnlatham #gentle #art #nyc #gallery #books #skoob @lisson_gallery #skoobworks (at Lisson Gallery)

In 1958, Latham began to experiment with using books as a medium in his paintings and sculptures - a modality that he subsequently employed for decades. John Latham, Four Phases of the Sun,1963, books, wires, and paint on canvas laid on board. #johnlatham #gentle #art #nyc #gallery #books #skoob @lisson_gallery #skoobworks (at Lisson Gallery)

#JohnLatham #Untitled #Zambia #VivaArteViva #Biennale #BiennaleVenezia #BiennaleArte2017 (presso Giardini Della Biennale di Venezia)

#johnlatham #venicebiennale2017 (at La Biennale di Venezia)

John Latham began working with books in 1958. Great show not only for bibliophiles at Serpentine Gallery. This work is owned by Anish Kapoor #johnlatham #serpentine #lissongallery #books #anishkapoor (at Serpentine Gallery, London)

NEW IN THE BOOKSHOP: JOHN LATHAM : A World View (2017) John Latham (1921 – 2006) is widely considered a pioneer of British conceptual art. His multifaceted practice encompasses sculpture, installation, painting, film, land art, engineering, found-object, assemblage, performance happenings and theoretical writings, the diversity of which is galvanised by his unique understanding of our place in the universe. This publication traces the trajectory of Latham’s practice and brings together archival material, including documentary photographs, texts, correspondence and various ephemera, in order to build a picture of the artist’s life and work. Latham saw the artist as holding up a mirror to society: an individual whose dissent from the norm could lead to a profound reconfiguration of reality as we know it. Latham has been associated with several national and international artistic movements, including the first phase of conceptual art in the 1960s. He was an important contributor to the Destruction in Art Symposium of 1966, and also a co-founding member of the Artist Placement Group APG (1966-89). The Serpentine Gallery exhibition (and this accompanying catalogue) spans Latham’s career to include his iconic spray and roller paintings; his one-second drawings; films such as Erth (1971), and Latham’s monumental work, Five Sisters (1976) from his Scottish Office placement with APG. Texts by Rita Donagh, Amira Gad, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Jackson, Elisa Kay, Adam Kleinman, Noa Latham, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Yana Peel, Cally Spooner, Barbara Steveni, David Toop. Published on the occasion of the exhibition, A World View: John Latham at Serpentine Gallery, London, 2 March – 21 May 2017. Available via our website and in the bookshop. #worldfoodbooks #johnlatham (at WORLD FOOD BOOKS)