Descriptions of human physiology are illustrated with ninety panel paintings by N.P.James ROI, which construct a detailed metaphor for the body. A viscous surface of pulped and washed colour interprets the intricate framework of muscles, arteries, bone and soft tissue, all infused with an internal dynamic of potent nervous energy. First published in 2001, the volume carries colour images with descriptions of the location and function of portrayed parts.

Cv Publications survey of crafts design and production includes interviews, articles and showcases of emerging and established practices in the UK and Ireland. The directory explores makers' studios and provides a contact list of makers and suppliers, with specialist outlets active in the chain of distribution. It also contains contributions by specialist arts writers, David Rose, Margaret MacNamidhe and Roberta Stoker.

The fourth title in Cv's series of English County Guides explores Cornwall from the North East coast of Bude and Tintagel to the South West Peninsula.It carries reports on over 120 villages and county towns, describing the natural and historic character of locations, properties, amenities and communication links for the visitor and relocator.

"The Landscape Series" of 2002 to 2006 was made in quantities of thirty to one hundred 1' square panels, each of the thirty sets generally taking three weeks to complete. The panels were worked on flat, painting eighteen at a time in fifteen minute bursts. They were laid out on an old framed 6' x 3' piece which also served as a container for the pools of colour washed over the textured surface. Two inch square wooden cubes were used to stack the paintings in small towers to dry out. Various factors steered the series development: there was reference to an initial colour plan, thoughts about the load-bearing pressures on a place, tracks and crossing points, airflow, water, spaces and intervals, the nature of settlement in the land. For a city: light and shadows on buildings, streets, side alleys and hidden courtyards, people, stores, traffic, noise, incidents and interruptions. Titles were assigned later to photographs of the line of production. The identity of a place was achieved not by literal description but as an equivalent found by coincidence in the passage of an abstract process.

Celebrated children's book illustrator Fritz Wegner (b.Vienna 15th September 1924, d. London 15th March 2015,). Early work included assignments for Lilliput, Dorothy L.Sayers and Enid Blyton, with book covers for Raymond Chandler and J.D.Salinger. In the late 1950s he moved away from advertising and commercial art to focus on children's literature. Significant titles include The Hamish Hamilton Book of Princes and Princesses (1963), The Marvellous Adventures and Travels of Baron Munchausen (1967), Fatipuffs and Thinifers (Andre Maurois), to books by Alan Ahlberg, Michael Rosen and Brian Alderson in the 1980s and '90s. He also created over thirty stamp designs for the Royal Mail.The Fritz Wegner Archive documents phases of his work from the 1950s to the 2000s, and includes comprehensive images scanned from the originals kept ion seventeen folders in his studio. The publication is authorised by executors of the estate of the artist.

Renowned artist Damien Hirst (b.1965) is reviewed in an exhibition of works spanning twenty years, held at Tate Modern from April to September 2012.The review explores the development of his art from the potent animal vitrines and butterfly composites to the series of extensive spot paintings, where the artist engaged in a complex invigilation of the coded systems that govern daily existence. The exhibition at Tate Modern features 'For The Love of God', the celebrated diamond studded skull, to be centred in the vast Turbine Hall of the converted power station at Bankside.

This essay takes as its focus two paintings by Johannes Vermeer (1632-75), The Milkmaid c.1661-62 and Woman Holding a Balance c.1662-65, and considers critical approaches to the artist by four historians: Edward A.Snow, Lawrence Gowing, John Michael Montias, and Martin Pops. Its aim is not solely to describe Vermeer's art, but by a process of comparative analysis to discern the various standpoints of his biographers, and to clarify their methodologies in research.

A special harback editon limited to one hundred copies, Interviews-Artists brings together artists active in the fields of painting, drawing, photography, print and sculpture. Recorded conversations explore work in progress and the development of their practice. Patterns of personal experience link with a broader continuum of progressive ideas and show how their imaginative interventions bear on the world. The collection of interviews with artists developed in three phases; first researched from 1988-92 and published in the quarterly review, Cv Journal of Art & Crafts. Then gathered in an anthology, Interviews with the Artists: Elements of Discourse, (editions in 1993/1996/2001/2007). The second phase was researched from January to July 2010; the third from October 2010 to July 2011. Sixty eight interviews from the collection are published this volume.

Cv/VAR 94 gathers interviews, reviews and recollections of the great American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) including an eye witness account by New Zealand artist Billy Apple[registered] of the first Campbell's Soup Can in progress; a visit to Warhol's Office in Broadway 1976, and an interview with model Magdalena Wasiura, responding to an exhibition of Warhol's portraits of Brigitte Bardot, that encapsulate the original beauty and mystery of their fabulous subject.

Celebrated artist David Medalla (b.The Philippines 1942) gives an extensive interview to Cv/VAR, in which he discusses his advent to the literary and art scenes of Paris and London at a significant point of change in 1960. He recalls his introduction in Paris by Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Raymond Duncan and Gaston Bachelard, who admired his original kinetic sculpture, The Bubble Machine. Arriving in London in 1963 he joined Paul Keeler to operate Signals Gallery, exhibiting European and South American artists such as Jesus Rafael Soto and Vassilakis Takis, in groundbreaking manifestations. Medalla went on to form the Exploding Galaxy, a seedbed of performance art based in a house at London's Ballspond Road. A protean spirit of wide influence over five decades as a poet and visionary creator, Medalla has continued his extraordinary path. Following a recent show in Berlin Medalla will next be seen in 'Migration' a six month long survey starting in January 2012 at Tate Britain.

A guided tour of The Palace of Knossos in Crete, this work leads to a detailed examination of artefacts and remains of the highly sophisticated Minoan civilization extant from 4000 to 1500 BC. It culminates in the history of an exquisite jewel from the Queen's Chamber - The Ring of Minos, lost for several thousand years and discovered in the 20th century.

The first volume of Curators and Collections, published in 1997, was based on interviews and features in the quarterly review: Cv Journal of Art and Crafts (1988-92). Cv Journal recorded the launch of the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1991, the construction of Tate Modern in 1997, as well as exploring special collections at The National Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, British Museum and Royal Photographic Society Bath. The book also contained a comprehensive guide to public and private collections in England, Scotland and Wales, which is revised and updated in this volume. The arena of the arts has radically transformed in the intervening years, with a tremendous growth in audiences for contemporary art. The study recognises the important role of private foundations and the influence of individual collectors, curators and gallerists in their independent initiatives.

'Paris provides constant stimulation; the city remains a fabulous animal, volatile, individualist and alive with its history and possibilities.' For his new cityscapes N.P.James made an artistic investigation of Paris, walking through the various districts of Opera, St.Lazare, Republic, Montmartre, Montparnasse, Le Marais, St. Denis and St.Germain. His sketchbook records aspects of the streets, buildings, courtyards and monuments, in a web of small pencil drawings, which underpinned the paintings. Colour photographs, notes and observations of the historic and fabled city accompany the studies.

This is the collection of interviews with artists developed in two phases; first researched from 1988-92 and published in "Cv Journal"; then as an anthology, "Interviews with the Artists: Elements of Discourse", (editions in 1993/1996/2001/2007). A second phase was researched from January to July 2010, published as "Interviews-Artists: Volume Two". "I-A V3" is published in September 2011. "Cv/VAR 50" publishes an interview with the artist Helen Chadwick recorded at her Beck Road studio in 1989. It explores the body-action-photographic works distilled in installations such as "Ego Geometria Sum" and "Of Mutability", and the cromalin prints of 1989: "Viral Landscapes".

This is the collection of interviews with artists developed in two phases; first researched from 1988-92 and published in "Cv Journal"; then as an anthology, "Interviews with the Artists: Elements of Discourse", (editions in 1993/1996/2001/2007). The second phase was researched from January to July 2010, published in September as "Interviews-Artists: Volume Two". "Cv/VAR 48" documents an interview with British artist Stuart Brisley recorded in 1989 which recounts his sculpture, installations, actions, and performance work from the 1960s including events at The Middle Earth and The Royal Court, and the Georgiana Collection.

Formed in 1995 Cv/Visual Arts Research is a documentary resource of developments in contemporary art. The survey began in April 1988, and was first published as the quarterly review "Cv Journal of Art and Crafts" (later "Cv Journal of the Arts"). Cv was produced until 1992 and the collection of interviews, features and reviews provided the foundation of the Cv/VAR archive and subsequent publications. Following Cv Journal the data-base shifted towards electronic publishing, allowing a greater flexibility of communication. "Cv/VAR" addresses the fields of academic research, galleries and museums worldwide, and a growing non-specialist readership. In this respect the archive has been re-organised as a file system which may be accessed as individual articles or collated volumes, according to specific requirements. The programme is categorized as Interviews with the Artists (files 1-8); Curators and Collections (files 9/10); Crafts Directory (files 11/12); Small Histories (files 13/14); Guide to the Arts (files 15/16); Art, Criticism and Display (files 17/18 and an open area for current developments (files 19/20). "Cv/VAR Volume 47" documents an interview with the French sculptor Arman, exploring his early connections with Yves Klein, Rosicricianism, and the development of auto-formed sculptures of collected objects.

The seventh in Cv's series of Barnaby's Relocation Guides explores the county of Cumbria. Taking a side road from Lancaster the journey begins at Slaidburn in the Lancashire Forest, progressing into Cumbria via Kendal, Windermere, and Keswick; then towards the coast from Maryport and Whitehaven to Barrow-In-Furness and Ulverston, visiting Cleator Moor. The beautiful environment of tarns and fells opens many varied experiences for the traveller. The guide includes information and histories contributed by local specialists..Hill climbs and fell walks are undertaken, recording the rugged and spectacular landscape. Moving north of Penrith and Carlisle the guide documents the extensive and sparsely populated area of the Kershope Forest, in what was Westmoreland, up to the Scottish border. The guide is fully illustrated with colour photographs and route maps.

Cv/VAR 101 documents a commissioned sculpture by Anish Kapoor for the Monumenta series at Grand Palais, Paris. An initial presentation by the artist at his London studio in March,with curators Jean de Loisy and Mark Sanchez, describes the project, with reference to scale models, plus a discussion of the 'Orbit Tower' in process for the 2012 Olympics. Visits 'Leviathan' installed at the Grand Palais in May.

The survey began in April 1988 as interviews with artists,jewellers, fashion designers and furniture restorers, based at Old Loom House Studios, Whitechapel, launching a quarterly review Cv Journal of Art and Crafts. Cv Journal was published to 1992 and the collection of interviews, features and reviews provided the basis of the Cv/Visual Arts Research archive and subsequent publications. The archive is published as books and digital files, as well as CDs and DVDs in Cv's software catalogue. Cv/VAR series number 101, Small Histories is a collection of essays and reviews by Nicholas James on examples of Western art: The Trinity by Masaccio at Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Vermeer's The Maid and Woman Weighing Pearls;Velazquez court portraits, Cezanne and Salvador Dali, Francis Bacon, Anthony Caro, Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol, There are reviews of exhibitions in London's public and private galleries from 1993 to 2010. The collection of over seventy pieces reveals discreet strands that bind the continuum of classic and contemporary art.

Facsimile edition of Cv Journal of Art and Crafts reproduces number 3/1 1990 to 4/2 1991. Includes artist interviews, features and showcases of the fine and applied art of the time. The survey began in April 1988 as interviews with jewellers, fashion designers and furniture restorers, based at Old Loom House in Whitechapel, launching a quarterly review "Cv Journal of Art and Crafts". Cv Journal was published to 1991 and the collection of interviews, features and reviews provided the foundation of the Cv/Visual Arts Research archive and subsequent publications. Cv addresses the fields of academic research, galleries and museums worldwide, and a growing non-specialist readership. The programme is categorized as Interviews with the Artists; Curators and Collections; Crafts Directory; Small Histories; Guide to the Arts; Art, Criticism and Display and an open area for current developments. Titles are published in conventional book format and made by digital process as print on demand, as well as enooks and DVDs in Cv Publications' catalogue. "Guide to the Arts" contains a facsimile of eleven issues of Cv Journal published between 1988 and 1991; including interviews, features, showcases and reviews of the spectrum of activity in fine and applied art of the period.

At a certain point, on 23rd-24th August '76, the lens of the studio camera turned to the world beyond, or at least to the small screen of a portable television, to record the somnolent delivery of a sundry news anchor-man, freezing the perpetual conveyance of world events. The resulting split second scan resembled a soft glow worm of refracted images. Also in that week a sequence of tabloid newspapers, The Sun and Daily Mirror, was laid in a line on a broad band of tracing paper and exposed to film. Slowly, by tentative probes, the studio became transformed into a vector for all the urgent messages flowing from the networked world beyond.

This review considers the major Cezanne exhibition at the Tate Gallery London, staged from 8th February until 28th April 1996. Rather than focusing exclusively on the artist's work, the piece attempts to place the exhibition in context, exploring the institutional arena of presentation and the social and economic strata to which the retrospective is mainly addressed. To encompass these multiple levels of attention, the essay is based on a journey through the exhibition, seen at the press view on Tuesday 6th February 1996. The record is intentionally discursive, entwining impressions both of the works and the audience, groups of media professionals moving from room to room in sequence around the show. Further attention is given to the formulation of the catalogue, to gain a reasonably complete picture of the event.

The sixth in Cv's series of English County Guides explores the county of Wiltshire. The dramatic sweep of the spare landscape towards the Pewsey Vale introduces the historic town of Marlborough. The guide explores over 180 villages, and follows the route towards the West, to Bath and Avon; taking in the historic Jacobean settlements of Trowbridge,Melksham, Calne, Devizes and Bradford on Avon. Wiltshire is beautiful and mysterious, spanned by lay lines and runic landmarks such as Stonehenge and the Avebury Ring. This is an original account of personal experience, fascinating for visitors and tempting to those seeking a new area to live. First researched from 1999-2001, then in 2011, the series of English County Guides provides descriptions of market towns and villages, for casual visitors and those interested in moving to a different area. The guides contain eye-witness records of natural character, of the villages: their properties, amenities, communication.

Cv Publications series of Guides to English counties is launched with my survey of Oxfordshire. It has been a journey of discovery. Rather than just passing from point A to B my excursions followed an ad-hoc schedule of diverse routes. I found myself turning down obscure side lanes leading to little villages hidden in a marvellous landscape of deep countryside. Documenting over one hundred centres the county gradually revealed itself as largely unspoilt by the industrial sprawl. Oxford itself is of course very lively and cosmopolitan, but communications and facilities are as good in the many market towns. I was really interested to note the range of properties both old and new and the particular character of an area. I hope that my guide provides details and insights that will assist your own enquiries for a new location' - Sarah James.