Annette Messager: The Messengers

Sophie Duplaix, Joan Simon, Jean-Pierre Criqui
210 x 165 mm 192 pp softback
Fully illustrated
978 1 85332 276 1
£19.99 (£17.99 at the exhibition)

Annette Messager: The Messengers surveys four decades of art by one of Europe’s leading artists. Published to accompany the exhibition, this richly illustrated catalogue spans Messager’s work from the intimate, conceptually driven pieces of the early 1970s to the large and visually stunning installations of the past 15 years. Celebrated for her use of an astonishing and affecting repertoire of forms and materials, Messager transforms everyday objects such as soft toys, stuffed animals, fabrics, wool, photographs, and words into arresting works of art that explore the nature of identity, sexuality and the body as well as our attitudes about life and death, and the boundaries of being human. At times humorous and playful, at times frightening and morbid, her work challenges viewers to confront the fears and fantasies that lie beneath the surface of daily life.

In addition to a collection of essays that give insight into the artist’s practice, this book includes a revealing interview with the artist, who discusses the genesis of some of her most compelling works.

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