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Kaye Donachie - Song for the Last Act

Kaye Donachie - Song for the Last Act

Hardback (30 Jun 2023)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Contemporary British artist Kaye Donachie (b.1970) is best known for her figurative, dream-like portraits of women. Her portraits are not direct representations of her subjects but are "abstract narratives", informed by art and literature by twentieth century women. Often these women have been historically marginalized and include radical writers, activists, poets, and artists. Donachie describes their biographies as "sparse, but that affords a space in which to interpret narratives in my painting and representation." This monograph will bring together a selection of the artist's muted, figurative paintings, exploring the complexities of the muse and female agency in art and literature. It includes an introduction by Simon Martin based on interviews with the artist exploring her engagement with modern art and literature, together with short texts by the artist herself.


Exhibition Schedule:

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

(April 22-October 8, 2023)


About the Publisher

Pallant House Gallery

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Book information

ISBN: 9781869827724
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Pallant House Gallery
Pub date:
DEWEY: 759.2
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 505g
Height: 171mm
Width: 248mm
Spine width: 19mm