Situation. An Exhibition of British Abstract Painting.
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London.: R.B.A Galleries., 1960. Original wrappers, stapled.. (17.7 x 17.7 cm).. pp. 20. Black-and-white illustrations. ‘Situation’ was a landmark exhibition staged in September 1960 at the Galleries of the Royal Society of British Artists, London, by a group of predominantly young British painters who were united by their admiration for American Abstract Expressionism. Paintings included had to be totally abstract and at least 30 square feet in size; the name of the exhibition came from the participants’ idea that an abstract painting that occupied the whole field of vision would involve the spectator in an ‘event’ or situation. Robyn Denny was the organising secretary and other artists represented included Gillian Ayres, Bernard and Harold Cohen, John Hoyland, Bob Law, Richard Smith, and William Turnbull. These artists felt frustrated by the lack of exposure given to large-scale abstract works by commercial galleries, and in organising the exhibition themselves they aimed to bypass the dealer system.
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- Bookseller
- Tim Byers Art Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1282
- Title
- Situation. An Exhibition of British Abstract Painting.
- Author
- SITUATION
- Format/Binding
- Original wrappers, stapled.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R.B.A Galleries.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- (17.7 x 17.7 cm).
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Tim Byers Art Books
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Richmond, Surrey
About Tim Byers Art Books
Dealer in modern artist's books, exhibition catalogues, invitations, announcements, posters, and related printed ephemera. Stock includes material concerning all major aspects of late 20th century art: COBRA, Pop Art, Op Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Performance Art, Land Art, Fluxus, Neo-Expressionism, Post-Modernism, & YBA.
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