Hurtwood Books

25/05/2024

📕 Book launch! last few places remaining! 📕

Join us to celebrate the publication of Ptolemy Mann’s ‘Thread Painting’ on 29 May 6:30–8:30pm at Tate Modern’s riverside restaurant.

At 7:15pm, Ptolemy will speak with artist, stage designer and contributor to the book Es Devlin in a conversation chaired by Ann Coxon, Curator of International Art at Tate Modern and another contributor to ‘Thread Painting’. 

Drinks will be served as we toast to this special book! RSVP using the link our bio.

📍Tate Modern Restaurant
Floor six of the Natalie Bell Building
Tate Modern Bankside, cinema entrance (formerly the café entrance) 
London SE1 9TG

12/05/2024

Sabina Savage: A Savage Kingdom, out now.

A Savage Kingdom is a fabric-bound coffee table art book, escorting the reader on a journey through the narratives and inspiration behind my work. It contains the inspiration and narrative stories behind each collection, including reference images and artefacts, details and full pencil illustrations, plus crops and full spreads of finished colour designs.

The book has been printed and bound in England.

Order your signed copy now through the link in bio.

Launch event on Thursday 16th May 2024 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London; Details a few posts back.

12/05/2024

We’re proud to have published this stunning book from Sabina Savage

Sabina Savage: A Savage Kingdom, out now.

A Savage Kingdom is a fabric-bound coffee table art book, escorting the reader on a journey through the narratives and inspiration behind my work. It contains the inspiration and narrative stories behind each collection, including reference images and artefacts, details and full pencil illustrations, plus crops and full spreads of finished colour designs.

The book has been printed and bound in England.

Order your signed copy now through the link in bio.

Launch event on Thursday 16th May 2024 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London; Details a few posts back.

17/04/2024

A beautiful project to have been part of Lyra's Books

12/04/2024

🌺📘 NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT 📘🌺

‘Shadows of Boulder Hill’ presents a group of fifty powerful paintings in oil on linen by artist Tang Shuo (b. 1987 in Guangxi, China) that delve into his childhood experiences in rural southern China. This, Tang’s first book, documents the concurrent exhibitions of these works at Fabienne Levy’s galleries in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2023.

‘Shadows of Boulder Hill’ marks a significant point in Tang’s career; in 2023 he incorporated narrative threads into his paintings for the first time, depicting young lovers, recluses and wanderers lost in imagined and remembered landscapes of lush vegetation and wildflowers.

‘Shadows of Boulder Hill’ includes a foreword by gallerist Fabienne Levy and an essay by multidisciplinary scholar Dr Matthew Holman. Here, Tang appears as an artist who has found his voice as he eloquently explores scenes of family, friendship, suffering, solitude and survival.

Publishing on 27 June in the UK and 24 July in the US with limited stock available NOW from Hurtwood’s shop.

04/04/2024

Spotted at the Fondation Louis Vuitton bookshop 👀‘The Meaning of the Earth’ in pride of place. The timely retrospective on Gilbert & George’s work by Wolf Jahn is beautifully produced with the duo’s signatures printed on the book’s edges. Grab your own copy from Hurtwood’s website or your favourite bookshop.

17/11/2023

📕✍️ Book signing at Hatchards Piccadilly Wednesday 29 November 6–8 pm 🎨📖

Gilbert & George will be at Hatchards for their legendary Christmas evening signing copies of ‘THE MEANING OF THE EARTH’ by Wolf Jahn, which documents their incredible career to date.

‘THE MEANING OF THE EARTH’ is a continuation of Jahn's 1989 book, ‘The Art of Gilbert & George’. The author writes an intense philosophical interrogation of Gilbert & George's art that grasps its cosmic scale.

Join us to celebrate the 'two people, one artist' on the star-studded 3rd-floor salon, alongside Katy Hessel, Jeremy Deller, Russell Tovey and Robert Diament of Talk Art, Olly & Suzi and more!

Hatchards, 186 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1 9LE
Free entry, first come first served

14/09/2023

Our partnership with Anomie Publishing continues apace and  ‘I Saw This’ by artist Tom de Freston is the first book we’ve directly worked on together, this time on the pre-press and printing of the book.

The book was launched last week at a fabulous event at No.20 Arts celebrating not only the book but also the end of the Small Worlds exhibition AND the 10 year anniversary of Anomie. It was a great party and huge congratulations go to Matt Price (who we are proud to say is now our Publisher!) and to Tom de Freston for his stunning and thought provoking body of work ‘From Darkness’.

“I Saw This is a collaborative arts project by artist Tom de Freston, documentary filmmaker Mark Jones and Oxford based academic Ali Souleman. Inspired by the Syrian war and the terrorist explosion that left Souleman blind, the project explores trauma and suffering, sight and memory, inner and outer worlds, and questions of hope, life and death. The publication features an introduction by Habda Rashid, essays by Yasmin Floyer and Matt Price, and contributions from the three collaborators.”

Look out for further exciting books coming soon as the Anomie and Hurtwood alliance goes from strength to strength. Exciting times ahead…

10/08/2023

Check out the free summer-long, multidisciplinary programme Life Is More Important than Art at the Whitechapel Gallery from now until 3 September and see the work of Anomie-published artist Matthew Krishanu. His poignant paintings explore topics including childhood, race, religion, art history, family, grief and love.

Installation Views: Life Is More Important Than Art, 13 June – 3 September 2023, Whitechapel Gallery, London. Photo: Damian Griffiths.

28/07/2023

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14/07/2023

Our Director Francis Atterbury recommends 'Brian Clarke: A Great Light' now showing at Newport Street Gallery. We've worked with Brian Clarke and HENI PUBLISHING in the past to produce the book 'The Art of Light' and it was a joy to reproduce his stained glass art in book form. Francis had a great evening catching up with friends at the private view. The exhibition runs until 24 September.

https://ow.ly/wTW950P8OJl

29/06/2023

Back with a summer edition!

Join us on Thursday night, 29th June, for the Summer edition of Art After Dark: a fantastic two-night event showcasing the best of art and culture in London's West End.

26/05/2023

Coming soon! From 2 June, visit Lotus Laurie Kang's show 'In Cascades' at Chisenhale Gallery. Hurtwood will be publishing Kang’s first artist's monograph to accompany the exhibition and we're really looking forward to working with Lotus and all the team involved.

In Summer 2023, Chisenhale Gallery will present a major new commission and first solo exhibition in Europe by Lotus Laurie Kang. Rooted in an enduring concern with the body and the forces that shape it—political, affective and otherwise—Kang references biology, feminist theory and science fictio...

23/05/2023

Come back in time with us next month as we celebrate the launch of 'Inn of the Few' by Katherine Preston. This special event will be held among the spitfires in Biggin Hill Airfield Heritage Hangar. More details coming soon.

Inn of the Few is a tale of the WhiteHart inn, which became a home to the brave fighter pilots of WWII.

22/05/2023

Hurtwood has created its first unique summer catalogue to showcase our beautiful books. Please browse through our upcoming and recent titles.http://ow.ly/rO7z50Or4Of

19/05/2023

Revisit Rachel Jones' astonishing work from her first monograph, featuring an original and collectible sticker.

http://ow.ly/QfJw50OqYTB

Say Cheeeeese is the first book by British painter Rachel Jones featuring her explosive new works and an original, collectable insert.

15/04/2023

12/04/2023

A pocket forest 🌳🌲🌿🌾💚

ANNOUNCEMENT | A permanent Pocket Forest to be grown outside the Hayward Gallery this summer! 🌱🌿🌲🌳 Comprising 390 UK native trees species within a 130 metre-squared section of the site, the new 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 will reflect our commitment to sustainability as part of our continued work to be a Net Zero carbon site by 2035 (Scope 1 & 2)

This is the first pocket forest to be installed at an arts organisation anywhere in the world with SUGi.

The Natura Nostra forest will be launched as part of the Hayward Gallery’s upcoming exhibition 'Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis', aligning with the exhibition’s aim to inspire a deeper emotional connection to nature, in this case through rewilding its urban surroundings.

MORE ABOUT THE POCKET FOREST
Being planted in early May, the new pocket forrest will be situated on a terrace next to the Hayward Gallery entrance and adjacent to Waterloo Bridge.

It is estimated that this pocket forest will give an average carbon sequestration rate of 3 kilos per square metre per annum, at a total of 405 kilos per annum over the first 20 years of growth. Carbon sequestration is the capturing, removal and storage of carbon dioxide.

Created using the Miyawaki method, a technique that allows for quick planting and an almost maintenance free upkeep, the pocket forest is designed to encourage wildlife and nature to thrive amongst the brutalist architecture of the site, restoring the sights and sounds of the natural world. The pocket forest will be installed using a dense style of planting and it will reintroduce 24 native British species such as hazel, crab apple, dog rose and more to the heart of London, supporting the wellbeing of both people and the planet.

The 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 is a collaborative project between urban rewilding organisation SUGi and Moët & Chandon

29/09/2022

Blind embossed typography on a paper laminated case using metallic Peregrina Majestic paper by on a really unusual and exciting book for
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25/07/2022

Extract from an interview between and .peytonjones from the book 'Artists I Steal From'.
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"JP: Artists connect to the world in a different way to other people, their senses are tuned differently… Looking is a skill, it is what people who go to art school are trained to do…
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AB: Artists are given time and space, through which they are able to find truth in things that are not immediately apparent...
See the book (link in bio).
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18/07/2022

We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with to produce first ever print edition, Rafflesia. We worked very closely with the artist and gallery, making sure every detail was exactly as Yulia wanted it. Giclée print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 gsm, 38 x 27 cm, in a signed edition of 100.

18/07/2022

REPOST
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"BLISS had three possible cover finishes that were tested and made into casebound prototypes with all debossing and finishing applied. Here are the spines of the three tests lined up and you can really see the contrast, because we wanted the book to encapsulate a little of what the BLISS installation was like to to experience this prototyping was really important" - Billie Temple
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11/07/2022

‘Ikaria', Lily Bungay
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This project is a visual dithyramb to a fairytale-like land. Recurring shapes and whispers of greek mythology are punctuated by the stories of characters found living in the mountains. We felt transported every time we opened this book
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