February Book Bag: from to a graphic novel of Ruth Asawa’s life to a tome of Glenn Brown’s works
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February Book Bag: from to a graphic novel of Ruth Asawa’s life to a tome of Glenn Brown’s works Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Books blog February Book Bag: from to a graphic novel of Ruth Asawa’s life to a tome of Glenn Brown’s works Our round-up of the latest art publications Gareth Harris 6 February 2024 Share Glenn Brown , contributors include Hans Werner Holzwarth, Taschen, 474pp, £750 (hb) This new monograph gives an in-depth overview of the work of the UK artist Glenn Brown, known for his reproductions of other artists’ works—including those byOld Masters, the greats of Modern art and science-fiction illustrators—which he transforms by radically reconfiguring their colour, orientation and size. The book’s large format brings to the fore Brown’s “eye-deceivingly smooth brushwork”, says a publisher’s statement. “I’m rather like Dr Frankenstein, constructing paintings out of the residue or dead parts of other artists’ work.