Image:Julian Opie Luc and Ludivine get married. 7
The Alan Cristea Gallery presents a major retrospective of Julian Opie’s editions, from 9 June until 9 July, to coincide with the publication of an Editions Catalogue Raisonné. One of the most important protagonists of contemporary British art for more than two decades, this exhibition presents 50 of the most innovative and exciting editions that Opie has produced, and chart the development of his work from the early, very reductive landscapes and portraits, to silhouettes, animations, lenticulars and LED animations.
JULIAN OPIE EDITIONS CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ:
Julian Opie’s prints and editions will be fully documented in a new 280 page Catalogue Raisonné.
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Julian Opie: Editions 1984-2011 charts the development of the artist’s work from early, very reductive landscapes and portraits, to silhouettes, animations, lenticulars and LED animations. With an introduction by Jonathan Watkins, director of the IKON Gallery, Birmingham, this exhaustive work will reveal new insights into his working practices, and highlight his diverse sources of inspiration; from Manga films, cheese labels and billboard signs, to Tintin comics and graveyards, Dutch Old Master paintings and Japanese woodblock prints, Opie ‘paints’ using a vast array of media and technologies, and he continues to push the boundaries of ‘traditional’ artistic practice.
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Image:Julian Opie Ruth with cigarette. 4
