(L to R) Henry Moore, Sculptures and Drawings, Paris, 1957; H Moore at Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland, 1950; Exhibition Hacia el Futuro (Towards the Future) at Centro Wilfredo Lam in Cuba, 1997
[All pics reproduced by permission of the Henry Moore Foundation]
HENRY BELL is fascinated by the underlying curiosities and contradictions of one of the great poets of the Mediterranean
DAVID RENTON recommends a books that explores the ways in which disabled people are made to feel both of and not part of this world
JONATHAN TAYLOR is fascinated by the philosophical problems that permeate the art of life-writing
GORDON PARSONS steps warily in between the lines of Britain’s most famous diarist
SIMON DUFF recommends a recording of Arvo Part that takes the listener on a pilgrimage through seemingly distant times and events of the Bible
TO CELEBRATE the 125th anniversary of Henry Moore’s birth the Henry Moore Archive unveiled a fascinating digitised collection of more than 400 posters designed to signal Moore’s many exhibitions through the years.
“It’s a unique resource showcasing Moore’s exhibitions and his international reach. It’s also a fascinating look at the evolution of graphic design over the decades,” said archivist Emma Stower.
Indeed, they range from a standard, if pedestrian, informative notice comprising a photo of a sculpture with some elementary typography to those which exude graphic sophistication and are collectable works of art in themselves.
KEN COCKBURN assesses the art of Ian Hamilton Finlay for the experience of warfare it incited and represents
JAMES WALSH is moved by an exhibition of graphic art that relates horrors that would be much less immediate in other media
