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Author
Alex Coles
Introduction by
Tamsin Dillon
Artists
Cindy Sherman, Janette Paris, David Shrigley, Bob and Roberta Smith, Emma Kay, Chiho Aoshima, et al
December 2007
Paperback
160 pages
173 b/w and colour ills
24.0 x 18.0 cm
11.0 x 9.0 in
ISBN13: 978 1 906155 06 3
More Praise for Platform for Art
Platform for Art: Art on the Underground has been reviewed in the March issue of Artists & Illustrators. Here is a quote from the review:
"London Underground's relationship with art dates back decades. In this book, every part of the relationship's progeny and process is detailed... A bevy of bright young things and new ideas."
Artists & Illustrators
Platform for Art mentioned
Platform for Art: Art on the Underground is mentioned in a piece on the Londonist website on the rebrand of the Platform for Art program as Art on the Underground. You can read the piece here.
For more news on the rebrand visit the Transport for London website here.
Platform for Art Art on the Underground
London Underground has long been a pioneer in the field of art and design, from the early twentieth century when it commissioned posters by artists such as Man Ray, Edward McKnight Kauffer and Graham Sutherland and the commission of Eduardo Paolozzi at Tottenham Court Road station in the 1980s, to the current art programme, Platform for Art.
Platform for Art is a book that traces the project’s growing success — from its fairly modest beginnings in the late 1990s, to what is now a highly ambitious and creative programme, showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative work from the contemporary international art scene. Platform for Art highlights the work of many of the participating artists: Cindy Sherman, Janette Parris, David Shrigley, Bob and Roberta Smith, Emma Kay and Chiho Aoshima and explores the broader implications of the programme.
Featuring text by Alex Coles, and visually stunning reproductions of works by the participating artists, Platform for Art is the only comprehensive survey of what is one of London’s most important and thought-provoking art programmes.
