Jeremy Cooper
The World Exists To Be Put on a Postcard: Artists’ Postcards from 1960 to Now
Thames & Hudson for the British Museum, London, 2019
Review
‘Expect to be educated in this alternative history of post-war art’ – Arts Society Magazine, 2 June 2019
Summary
• An alternative history of contemporary art told through a unique collection of artists’ postcards from 1960 to today.
The accessibility and familiarity of a postcard make it an artistic medium rich with potential for
subversion, appropriation, or manipulation for political, satirical, revolutionary, or playful intent.
• Jeremy Cooper is an established author who has written widely on art and antiques. He has appeared as
an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and was a co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Week’s Antiques.
‘Thanks for the careful, prompt and informative work on my manuscript’
– Jeremy Cooper, author, 2018