UK based publishing company Black Dog Publishing, just informed about this very interesting new title they will release this august.

Extract of the press release:

The use of written language has been one of the most defining developments in twentieth century visual art. Art and Text is a unique and timely survey of this most contemporary and relevant artistic tool.

The use of text can be seen in some of the most seminal, avantgarde artwork of the twentieth century: René Magritte used text as an instrument for Surrealist subversion when he inscribed his painting with the statement “Ceci n’est pas une pipe”, and Dadaist artists used it to describe anti-art and anti-aesthetic sentiments.

Some of the most famous Conceptual artists of the 1960s and 1970s began to use written language as an artwork in itself, abandoning the juxtaposition of images for the first time. Artists such as John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, Martha Rosler and Joseph Kosuth—still some of the world’s most respected practitioners—helped codify the completely new boundaries of what constitutes art.

The expansive Art & Language group of artists and theorists also reconsidered the possibilities of linguistic art, and Art and Text features a new essay by esteemed member, Charles Harrison, alongside essays from Dave Beech and Will Hill.

Art and Text is a beautifully illustrated survey, documenting and contextualising the fascinating relationship between word and image for the first time, and showcasing the many artists who continue to use text and expand its possibilities, including Richard Prince, Raymond Pettibon, Mark Titchner, Roni Horn and Glenn Ligon.

Art and Text
Hardback
288 pages
273 colour and b/w ills
9 x 11 in
US $45.00