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John Piper by Darren Pih (Hardcover, 2017)

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John Piper / Darren Pih. Pih, Darren. Full title: John Piper / Darren Pih. Author: Pih, Darren. Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index. Contents; Includes bibliography (page 124) and index.

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Set to accompany the John Piper exhibition at the Tate Liverpool and written by its curator, this book presents a comprehensive examination of the English artist's role as champion of modernism in Britain. John Piper (1903-1992) is renowned for his extraordinarily diverse practice that embraced landscape, architectural and abstract compositions, as well as his theatre and stage sets for Benjamin Britten and his stained-glass windows. Tate Liverpool's exhibition is the first to examine his role in European modernism, presenting major works by Piper alongside selected works by artists including Jean Helion and Alexander Calder. The book contains 50 works by Piper including painting, relief, collage and photography and also presents comparative works and information compiling over 70 images. The book is divided into the following sections: Introduction Early years and works Going abstract Place and travel writing WWII, Ruins and Neo-Romantic landscapes Timeline Alongside the exhibition, this book offers a fresh look at the work of a versatile artist evidencing how Piper's work fused the innovations of the European avantgarde with a powerful sensitivity to Britain and its history.