Isabel Seligman (ed.)
Pushing paper: Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now
Thames & Hudson for the British Museum, London, 2019
Reviews
‘A fascinating tour accompanied by an explanatory text that is both thorough and intriguing’
– Henry Malt, The Artist, January 2020
‘Gorgeous … drawing is a medium that excites wherever it appears’ – Art Book Reviews
Summary
• Focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, Pushing paper examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest.
• Supported by the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, the book showcases graphic work by major
contemporary artists, such as Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Tracey Emin, David Hockney and
Bridget Riley, as well as works by emerging artists such as Hamid Sulaiman and Rachel Duckhouse.