Present Tense: Anna Schwartz Gallery And Thirty-Five Years Of Contemporary Australian Art (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
For thirty-five years, the Anna Schwartz Gallery has stood as one of Australia's most formidable champions of contemporary art, and Present Tense chronicles that remarkable journey with authority and depth. Author Doug Hall presents an intimate and rigorously researched account of the gallery's evolution, tracing the vision of its founder, Anna Schwartz, and the artists whose careers she helped shape — from emerging voices to internationally recognised figures — across a cultural landscape in constant flux. More than a institutional history, this volume argues for the central role that independent galleries play in defining national artistic identity, situating the Anna Schwartz Gallery within the broader currents of Australian and global contemporary art. Hall's prose is measured and insightful, blending critical analysis with vivid narrative to illuminate the relationships, risks, and revelations that have defined three and a half decades of cultural ambition. Richly illustrated and meticulously detailed, Present Tense leaves the reader asking a quietly urgent question: what does it mean to champion art in a world that never stops changing?
Author: Doug Hall
Format: Hardback
Published: 2019, Black Inc., Carlton,
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed with inscription
For thirty-five years, the Anna Schwartz Gallery has stood as one of Australia's most formidable champions of contemporary art, and Present Tense chronicles that remarkable journey with authority and depth. Author Doug Hall presents an intimate and rigorously researched account of the gallery's evolution, tracing the vision of its founder, Anna Schwartz, and the artists whose careers she helped shape — from emerging voices to internationally recognised figures — across a cultural landscape in constant flux. More than a institutional history, this volume argues for the central role that independent galleries play in defining national artistic identity, situating the Anna Schwartz Gallery within the broader currents of Australian and global contemporary art. Hall's prose is measured and insightful, blending critical analysis with vivid narrative to illuminate the relationships, risks, and revelations that have defined three and a half decades of cultural ambition. Richly illustrated and meticulously detailed, Present Tense leaves the reader asking a quietly urgent question: what does it mean to champion art in a world that never stops changing?