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Pauline Boty (1938 –1966) was a founding member of the British
Pop Art movement and one of its very few women. She attended
London’s Royal College of Art at a watershed moment when its
students included David Hockney,Peter Blake, R.B. Kitaj and Allen
Jones. Dying tragically young at the age of 28, she is now seen as
central to British Pop Art and an icon of Sixties culture. As well
as her work as an artist, she appeared on the stage, TV and in film
(including alongside Michael Caine in Alfie) and was a regular
contributor on BBC radio. She was photographed by David Bailey and
other society photographers and became a key player in 1960s
London’s golden age. Outspoken, provocative and charismatic, she
refused to accept the oppositions between sexual woman and serious
artist, between celebration and critique, between high and low
culture. Observer and participant, feminist and hedonist, subject
and object, Boty’s ‘double vision’ was decades ahead of its
time, and prefigured a diversity of artists—everyone from Cindy
Sherman to Madonna. Having been largely forgotten after her death,
her reputation has been growing steadily since the rediscovery and
exhibition of her works in the early 1990s. As well as cropping up
regularly in various books, documentaries and newspaper articles
since then, she features as a central character in Ali Smith’s
novel Autumn (2016) and one of her works sold for $1.4m at auction
in June 2022. After seeing her work at an auction in 2013, author
Marc Kristal has spent almost ten years researching her life,
interviewing the people who knew her and delving into archives and
libraries. This is the definitive biography of her life and
work, appealing to both those interested in art but in this
creative period of British culture.
Accented with detailed maps of renowned interior designer Tom
Stringer's extensive travels, this beautifully compiled monograph
takes the reader on an immersive journey around the world and back
again through the interiors of his eponymous firm's finest
residential projects. Stringer's design approach is externally
inspired and internally driven, largely informed by his great life
passion: travel. His love of adventure resonates throughout this
book; on each page, one sees how this remarkable designer's
imagination is simultaneously both rooted in the classics and
expanded into innovative layers of colors, textures, cultures, and
function. Revealed through his personal history and influences,
Stringer shares how he uses magical discoveries made on his global
travels to create the most special living environments that are
true to his clients' own personalities and passions. He describes
the design process as a voyage of discovering the distinctive
narrative of each client and home, connecting them with a sense of
wonder and the communal spirit of their space. Stringer's unique
approach to visual storytelling is encapsulated in the unique
interiors of the residential projects highlighted here.
Interiors: Inside the American Home is a chic, modern book that
showcases the diversity in approach to interior design across the
United States. Honing in on the subtleties of interior design, the
book delves into the range of techniques, art and decorative
pieces, furnishings, and materials used by designers to merge their
own unique aesthetics with the lifestyles of their clients. From
eclectic trinket-filled sitting rooms, to expansive, minimalist
open-plan living, this book offers a stunning array of intriguing
interior spaces for all tastes and styles.
When we think about what home is, many of us would say a house that
is soulful and welcoming, a place with an inviting porch and a lush
garden, a welcoming entryway and well-crafted living spaces that
will nurture our private moments and expand to welcome guests. In
this alluring new book, Keith Summerour shares nine houses,
exploring their architecture, interiors, and grounds, to illustrate
a new idea of home. Reinterpreting and making new his own Southern
legacy that speaks both of aristocratic charm and homespun appeal,
these homes range from rustic retreats that draw their power from
the land to elegant manor houses, but all share extraordinary
character and charm that nod to history while reflecting the way
people wish to live in the world today. Enriched by the work of
some of the top interior decorators working today, including Beth
Webb, Barbara Westbrook, Circa Interiors, and Liza Bryan, as well
as world-renowned landscape designers Jeremy Smearman and John
Howard, and beautifully illustrated with all-new photography,
Creating Home is the ultimate dream book.
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