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Shonky : the aesthetic of awkwardness / edited by John Walter, with a contribution from Zoë Strachan & Louise Welsh.

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Hayward Publishing, 2017Description: 79 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781853323560
  • 185332356X
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Contents:
Shonky : the aesthetics of awkwardness / John Walter
Letter from Monkswood / Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh
The Shonky factor
Summary: In this compact but highly original publication, artist John Walter identifies a 'shonky' tendency in art that has previously gone under the radar, bringing into focus artworks that are hand-made but not well crafted, that push the boundaries of good taste and orderliness. Walter illustrates his theory with examples of awkward, funny, exuberant art from across the past forty years, ranging from sculpture and performance to painting and architecture. Novelists Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh broaden this exploration of the shonky into the world of literature in their 'Letter from Monkswood', while in 'The Shonky Factor' Walter assesses a list of artists for their shonkiness levels.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Yellow 709.051 WAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 09234

Published on the occasion of the Hayward touring exhibition Shonky held at The MAC Belfast, 20 October 2017 - 14 January 2018, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 9 March - 27 May 2018, Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, 23 June - 15 September 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Shonky : the aesthetics of awkwardness / John Walter

Letter from Monkswood / Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh

The Shonky factor

In this compact but highly original publication, artist John Walter identifies a 'shonky' tendency in art that has previously gone under the radar, bringing into focus artworks that are hand-made but not well crafted, that push the boundaries of good taste and orderliness. Walter illustrates his theory with examples of awkward, funny, exuberant art from across the past forty years, ranging from sculpture and performance to painting and architecture. Novelists Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh broaden this exploration of the shonky into the world of literature in their 'Letter from Monkswood', while in 'The Shonky Factor' Walter assesses a list of artists for their shonkiness levels.