Derek Boshier: Reinventor

Derek Boshier is a British Pop Art artist who was a central figure in the movement. This book covers his work from the post-war period to the digital age, showcasing his deceptively playful imagery that offers analytical commentaries on societal issues and the fragility and fragmentation of human identity. Boshier's artistic journey includes painting, drawing, sculpture, film, graphic design, and printmaking, and the book includes recent paintings and drawings created in America during the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. Contributions by artists, academics, curators, and writers explore how Boshier's work interrogates truth and logic, fantasy and reality in the modern age.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 20 October 2023
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd

Providing a comprehensive thematic exploration of the diverse body of work created by Derek Boshier (b.1937) spanning from the post-war period to the digital age, this captivating publication unveils how Boshier's deceptively playful imagery serves as a profound analytical commentary on societal issues and the intricate nature of human identity. Among his contemporaries, including Peter Blake, Pauline Boty, and Peter Phillips, Boshier held a prominent position within the British Pop Art movement. Embracing the essence of Pop art, his early creations juxtaposed figurative painting and imagery to shed light on the prevailing nuclear anxieties and the escalating consumerism of 1960s Britain. However, this represents only a fraction of Boshier's remarkable artistic odyssey, which encompasses a wide range of mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, graphic design, and printmaking. The book's expansive scope encompasses recent paintings and drawings produced in America during the fervent movements of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, accompanied by insightful commentaries provided by artists, academics, curators, and writers who delve into how Boshier's groundbreaking endeavors challenge the boundaries between truth and logic, fantasy and reality in the contemporary era.
Contributions to this remarkable publication have been made by James Cahill, Philip Colbert, Eddie Chambers, Susan Compo, Rachele Dini, Inga Fraser, Jann Haworth, Leslie Jones, Emily Langridge, Gregory Salter, Penny Slinger, and John Stezaker.

Weight: 1022g
Dimension: 228 x 271 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781848226609