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From his roots as an expressionist landscape painter, he found his voice with a nomadic existence and practice, one that travels through and across disciplines – fusing aspects of body art, land art, performance, expressionism, minimalism, photography, drawing and sculpture into a multifaceted body of work that engages all the senses. This is the first major book about Alfio Bonanno, published in English and Danish, to accompany his landmark retrospective exhibition at the Johannes Larsen Museum in Denmark (October 2, 2020 – January 10, 2021). Written by art historian Amy Dempsey with an introduction by curator Christian Kortegaard Madsen, the book is 228 pages long and is richly illustrated with photos of Bonanno’s work and his sketches, along with documentary and photographic material related to Alfio Bonanno’s installations and land art projects around the world. ISBN: 9788792620869 Publisher: Johannes Larsen Museet (2020) Denmark johanneslarsenmuseet.dk Language: Danish and English Available through: imusic.dk/books https://www.destination-art.org/projects/modern-art-1st-edition monthly 0.5 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1612610135846-YZ0U41J1QI9AWJ76DC5L/Images_2500x2500_master_01_0007_Book_Modern_Art_AE.jpg Selected projects - Modern Art (Art Essentials) - Modern Art (Art Essentials) Amy Dempsey unravels the all-too-often daunting language of modern art by mapping the styles, schools and movements that help us understand modern and contemporary art, from Impressionism in the 19th century to Destination Art in the 21st. Using a practical and easy-to-navigate structure, Dempsey’s lucid writing and carefully selected artworks define sixty-eight essential groupings in western modern art. Each feature presents a succinct explanation, characteristic works and a relevant list of key artists, attributes, media and collections. A reference section provides an indispensable glossary of modern art terms and an index of artists. Brilliantly clear and concise … the ideal companion for anyone wishing to understand the key developments in western art over the last century and a half - Caroline Douglas, Contemporary Art Society A first-class introduction - Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor À travers cet ouvrage riche d'illustrations soigneusement sélectionnées, l'auteur explore de manière claire et didactique cette période trop souvent intimidante. (...) Un petit musée à portée de main ! - Arts Magazine International Amy Dempsey présente avec une pédagogie rafraîchissante les enjeux qui sous-tendent ces œuvres pleines de sens. - Vie à la Campagne https://www.destination-art.org/projects/surrealism monthly 0.5 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1612609966725-BWYJ2E3K88ZMVRMIM28D/Images_2500x2500_master_01_0006_Book_Surrealism_AE.jpg Selected projects - Surrealism (Art Essentials) - Surrealism (Art Essentials) Surrealism was one of the 20th century’s most popular art movements. Its founder, André Breton, wanted to transform the way people thought, by learning how to mine the creative potential of the subconscious. While Surrealism's utopian aspirations might not have been met, this intellectual, radical movement made a lasting impact that continues to influence all disciplines to this day. In this lively book, Amy Dempsey introduces the ideas behind the movement, its key figures, their works and where to find them. Read Amy Dempsey’s discussion with John Iona about Surrealism here A remarkable balance of well-known paintings and unusual works from around the world… wonderfully fresh - Dawn Ades, Emeritus Professor of Art at the University of Essex A digestible overview that will appeal both to readers with a dedicated interest in the subject and to those with a simple curiosity about it. -ARTnews Read the full review here A first-class introduction -Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor White, male European artists are well known in most art movements, but in Surrealism Dempsey takes care to give a voice and presence to lesser known artists - women and others outside of dominant society. - Arlene Shovald, The Mountain Mail, USA Although a large portion of Amy Dempsey's book is given over to Breton, along with popular figures like Salvador Dali and Man Ray, room is also made to include a number of female artists previously consigned to the fringes. 'Vegetal Puppets' by Remedios Varo stands out as one of the most visually stunning images in the book, while the work of Marie Cerminova, who changed their name to 'Toyen' in order to shed the constraints of gender, haunts the mind long after the page is turned. - Chris Brownsword, Now Then, UK Read the full review here https://www.destination-art.org/projects/destination-art monthly 0.5 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1612615319053-PCKMIU901UNOADNX8LGB/Images_2500x2500_master_01_0008_Book_Destination_Art_AE.jpg Selected projects - Destination Art (Art Essentials) - Destination Art (Art Essentials) In 2006 I published the first book on ‘Destination Art’, coining the phrase in order to provide a framework with which to present, discuss and promote artworks in which location is an integral ingredient, as is the journey to find them. The term also acknowledges and explores the often reciprocal dynamic that the artwork and its setting exert on each other. Around 2003 I had noticed intriguing projects like these happening all over the world, but often in a quiet way, as many exist outside the formal museum and gallery environment. They needed someone to shine the light on them, but to do so, I had to give them a name and an identity. So, while Destination Art may not be a concerted group or movement per se, identifying, naming and defining an ‘-ism’ of sorts allowed me to draw attention to some amazing artworks. I’m delighted to be publishing this new book about Destination Art for the Art Essentials series to continue my mission of spreading the word about these intriguing and inspiring art projects. The size and format of this volume means that the book can even accompany you on your journeys! My book is a guide, or ‘grand tour’, of more than sixty amazing destinations with thousands of artworks from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries for both the intrepid art explorer and the armchair traveller. They have been selected to highlight some of the many different types of Destination Art that can be found, often in the most unexpected of locations. Massive land and environmental works, extensive sculpture parks, magnificent architectural follies, site-specific installations and even underwater sculpture parks are just some of the treasures featured. They have been created by a wide variety of makers and are the results of a wide range of motivations. All have fascinating stories behind them. This engaging volume is a welcome addition to any armchair explorer’s bookshelf… Each of the chronologically arranged entries is accompanied by superb colour photography and an informative text that includes access information and directions – perfect for planning your next visit to one or more of these remarkable land and environment works, expansive sculpture parks or remote site-specific installations. - David Trigg, Studio International, USA Read full review here A perfect gazetteer for adventurous lovers of contemporary art - Martin Gayford Amy Dempsey’s Destination Art, a new book from Thames and Hudson, offers an immersive journey through landscapes across the world – brought to life through site-specific artworks. … In an era of increasingly ubiquitous digital interfaces with art and nature, it is hard to imagine the appeal of Destination Art diminishing any time soon. The projects showcased in this book offer us the chance of immersive, multi-sensory encounters with place, of a kind that will have an increasingly rare and precious appeal. - Greg Thomas, Aesthetica Magazine, UK & USA Read full review here Art et paysage nous embarque pour un tour du monde du land art. - ELLE Magazine, France Avec ce guide concocté par Amy Dempsey, le dépaysement commence rien qu’en feuilletant les pages. - LA CROIX, France Read full review here Ce que nous propose Amy Dempsey, à travers cet ouvrage, c’est de partir en quête d’art, de land art plus précisément - mais pas seulement -, de cette forme de plasticité rendue à l’état de ... - Emilie Belkessam, Critique d’art, France Read full review here https://www.destination-art.org/projects/destination-art-art-essentals monthly 0.5 2021-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1615132170900-JWQ3TU0TAMHQWPYBG83B/IMG_BookCover_Destination_Art_Ed1_2.jpg Selected projects - Destination Art - Destination Art 'Destination Art' will not be coming to a museum near you - it is art that you have to travel to and meet in its own space and on its own terms. Designed for both the international art tourist and as a key reference work, this book is the first ever comprehensive critical guide to land and environmental works, sculpture parks and site-specific installations worldwide. The book features more than two hundred destinations, including a detailed look at fifty-four key sites with accounts of their histories and numerous spectacular photographs. A further 150 sites are given concise descriptions. Destination Art is not only packed with practical information for the traveller, but also provides a chronological survey of the world's most important large-scale and public works of 20th- and 21st-century art. The first book to signal the fact that this important century-long trend in art has fully come of age in the 21st century. Includes work by some of the world's most important and popular artists, from Henri Matisse, Antoni Gaudí, Jean Tinguely and Constantin Brancusi to Richard Serra, Robert Smithson and Antony Gormley. Among the destinations featured: the Park Güell in Barcelona, Watts Towers in Los Angeles, Matisse's Chapelle du Rosaire in Vence, The Rock Garden in Chandigarh and the Henry Moore Foundation in Hertfordshire, England. A book that in a modest way could change your life –Martin Gayford, Apollo Dempsey’s prose is intelligent and serious; it is also inviting to the uninitiated. The book’s engaging illustrations allow for absentminded leafing, and with its plethora of practical information, it may also serve as an inspiring locus for the reader’s next journey. -Public Art Review (USA) Amy Dempsey provides a real art-niks delight ... It functions simultaneously as a vibrant picture book, a travel guide and catalogue of important public art sites around the world. It's an impressive undertaking and so very well executed. -State of Art (UK) The first impression of this remarkable book is that it might help travellers, for it points the way to fascinating pieces of art ... Amy Dempsey also weaves delightful tales of the 'environmental' artists behind these creations. -The Globe and Mail (Canada) For travelers seeking art on a grand scale, the 200 modern and contemporary site-specific works in this survey more than “merit the detour.” -American Craft (USA) A practical and informative guide to over 200 art sites around the world, Destination Art is a lavishly illustrated tour of places that if you cannot see then you ought to be aware of. A great gift for the armchair traveler. -Art Times (USA) In an era of grand outdoor installations, this book is for art lovers who want to venture beyond the confines of the museum… It's also an eye-opening experience for the armchair adventurer and amateur art critic. -San Francisco Chronicle (USA) Lucidly written, beautifully illustrated, and accompanied by practical details, Amy Dempsey's book can be studied at home by readers who dream wistfully of traveling to one or more of these Destination Art sites, or by travelers, who, volume in hand, have just arrived triumphantly to experience them firsthand. - Moira Roth, author of ‘Traveling Companions/Fractured Worlds’ If there’s anything more likely to make you want to jack it all in and travel the world, I haven’t found it yet. -Artists & Illustrators (UK) Destination Art (2006) was published in Belgium (Ludion), France (Thames & Hudson), Germany (Belser), Spain (Blume), UK (Thames & Hudson) and USA (University of California Press). Destination Art: Land Art · Site-Specific Art · Sculpture Parks (2011) was published in the UK by Thames & Hudson. https://www.destination-art.org/projects/nikki-de-saint-phalle monthly 0.5 2021-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1612611067989-YB86CZV9EQT29W57BT0S/Images_2500x2500_master_01_0001_Book_Nikki_de_Saint_Phalle.jpg Selected projects - Niki de Saint Phalle - Niki de Saint Phalle ‘Niki de Saint Phalle enters the art scene with a bang’, essay by Amy Dempsey in book published to accompany Franco-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle’s first major retrospective in Britain, which was held at Tate Liverpool in 2008. ISBN: 9781854377845 Niki de Saint Phalle edited by Simon Groom; essays by Amy Dempsey, Barbara Rose and Sarah Wilson. Publisher: Tate Publishing (2008) UK Contribution: 1 of 3 essays Published to accompany Niki de Saint Phalle’s first major retrospective in Britain, which was held at Tate Liverpool in 2008. https://www.destination-art.org/projects/styles monthly 0.5 2021-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1615133043813-W4W7ENL6O2TSN40S4I05/IMG_BookCover_Styles_Ed1_2.jpg Selected projects - Styles, Schools & Movements - The Essential Encyclopaedic Guide to Modern Art - Styles Schools & Movements - The Essential Encyclopaedic Guide to Modern Art The internationally bestselling guide to modern and contemporary art Modern art has come to be defined by its styles, schools and movements. The more than three hundred collected here provide an indispensable introduction to the major developments in Western painting, sculpture, architecture and design during one of the most dynamic and exciting periods in art history. Over one hundred main entries are presented in broadly chronological order, from Impressionism and Cubism to Sound Art, Internet Art and Art Photography in the twenty-first century. A further two hundred supplementary entries provide fully cross-referenced summaries of essential styles and movements, tracing intriguing patterns of influence and development. A foldout timeline shows at a glance how the evolution of art corresponds with historical events, providing a thorough overview of the whole period. Listings of major international collections and carefully selected suggestions for further reading are given for all the main entries, and the comprehensive index features over one thousand artists, architects, designers, impresarios, critics, collectors and champions of modern art, linking the styles, schools and movements with the people who made them happen. A provocative guide to many overlooked corners of modern art - Christopher Hirst, The Independent (UK) This book provides an excellent overview, probably the best yet, of modern art styles, schools and movements...I can highly recommend this book for collectors large and small, for its range of coverage, authoritative and well written text and high quality illustrations. - Bronwen Brown, Library Review (UK) An encyclopaedic summary of twentieth-century art, this book…is a solid guide for those who like to see art conveniently grouped and need a quick reference to key names and dates. - RA Magazine (UK) ‘Styles, Schools and Movements' is a ‘must’ for the architect’s library…. 'Styles, Schools and Movements' is an invaluable reference book. - Sandra O’Connell, Irish Architect (Ireland) Dempsey has compiled an essential encyclopaedia chronologically and comprehensively exploring style changes in art from 1860 to the present day. - Antiques Magazine (USA) An extremely handsome volume: Dempsey’s text is at once accessible and illuminating. - The Scotsman (UK) Dempsey, who has extensive museum experience and a Ph.D. in art history from the Courtland Institute in London, deserves praise for sorting out more than 300 movements, stylistic spin-offs, and convoluted political and interdisciplinary influences in this excellent work. The highly compact yet astute entries are freely cross-referenced, and a good fold-out timeline allows for quick visual understanding features that help to clarify the web of relationships among burgeoning theories and practicing artists. In addition, each entry cites important collections and key sources for further study...All major and minor movements are mentioned in this very comprehensive guide, which could easily become a standard for modern art survey courses, making it a sensible purchase for most libraries. - Susan Lense, Library Journal (USA) A fascinating book covering 300 art, architecture and design movements from 1860 to the present. I love great reference books and this is the year’s best...A great introduction to a complex energetic world. - The Spark (UK) Know your Art Deco from your Art Nouveau, get to grips with realism and make space for minimalism in your home with this beautifully illustrated and informative book on art, architecture and design...Wannabe designers and lovers of art, this book is a must buy! - House and Home (USA) If you’ve ever got lost in the multitude of art styles, schools, and movements of the 20th century, read this book which demystifies them all. .. It’s a fascinating book to dip into. - Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com (UK) Revised and expanded edition ISBN: 9780500288443 Styles, Schools & Movements: The Essential Encylopaedic Guide to Modern Art Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New and expanded edition (2010) UK Publisher: Thames & Hudson USA, Second edition (2011) USA Language: English The first edition of Styles, Schools & Movements (2002) was published in Argentina (La Isla), Brazil (Cosac & Naify), Chile (Editorial Contrapunto), Czech Republic (Slovart), Denmark (Aschehoug Dansk Forlang and Kunstbogklubben), Finland (Otava), Germany (Seemann-Henschel), Hungary (Képzőművészeti Kiadó), Lithuania (Presvika), Netherlands (Waanders), Russia (Iskusstvo - XXI vet), Spain (Blume), Turkey (Akbank Sanat), UK (Thames & Hudson) and USA (Abrams). The second edition (2010) was published in Brazil (Cosac & Naify), China (China Architecture and Building Press), Netherlands (Waanders), Russia (Iskusstvo - XXI vet), UK (Thames & Hudson) and USA (Thames & Hudson USA). https://www.destination-art.org/projects/museu-berardo-an-itinerary monthly 0.5 2021-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1612611445453-678AQIT8IZROKISQRJ1Y/Images_2500x2500_master_01_0003_Book_Museu_Berardo.jpg Selected projects - Museu Berardo - An Itinerary - Museu Berardo - An Itinerary Dempsey wrote five essays for this book, which was published to celebrate the opening of the Museu Berardo in 2007, a major new museum of contemporary art in Lisbon, Portugal. ‘Questioning Forms’ ‘Pop & Co.’ ‘The Power of Colour’ ‘Minimalisms’ ‘The Persistent Image’ ISBN: 9780500287002 Museu Berardo: An Itinerary by Jean-Francois Chougnet, Amy Dempsey, Eric Corne and Bernardo Pinto de Almeida Publisher: Thames & Hudson (2007) UK Language: English ISBN: 9789725764770 Museu Berardo: Um Roteiro Publisher: Dinalivro (2007) Portugal Language: Portuguese Contribution: 5 out of 8 essays https://www.destination-art.org/projects/art-since-1900 monthly 0.5 2021-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/1612616209920-JMKC5FYS6NBRXVTD70OU/Images_2500x2500_master_01_0004_Book_Art_Since_1900.jpg Selected projects - Art Since 1900 - Art Since 1900 Dempsey was the only outside contributor to this seminal book, writing the essays on Mexican Muralism and Harlem Renaissance. ‘1933: Scandal breaks out over the portrait of Lenin by Diego Rivera in the murals for the Rockefeller Center: the Mexican mural movement produces public political mural work in various American locations and establishes a precedent for political avant-garde art in the United States.’ ‘1943: James A. Porter’s Modern Negro Art, the first scholarly study of African-American art, is published in New York as the Harlem Renaissance promotes race awareness and heritage.’ ISBN: 978-0500238189 Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism by Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Yve-Alain Bois and Benjamin Buchloh Publisher: Thames & Hudson (2004) UK and USA ISBN 9780500238899 Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism by Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin Buchloh and David Joselit Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2nd edition (2011) UK and USA ISBN 9780500239537 Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism by Hal Foster, Rosalind Krauss, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin Buchloh and David Joselit Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 3rd edition (2016) UK and USA https://www.destination-art.org/projects/destination-art-az3tz monthly 0.5 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/dc6dfd92-76a7-4652-beb5-94ca369b0a2b/IMG_BookCover_Almuth_Tebbenhoff_02.jpg Selected projects - Almuth Tebbenhoff - Almuth Tebbenhoff Almuth Tebbenhoff (born 1949) is a German-British artist who lives and works in London, UK. She began making art in the 1970s and since then has produced a body of work that encompasses functional and semi-functional ceramics, sculptures and works on paper. She is primarily known for her sculptures in clay, steel and marble, which range in size from small, intimate ‘pocket’ sculptures to large-scale public ones. What comes across in the five decades of Almuth’s work is her relish for experimenting with different materials, ideas, forms, scales and styles, in work that draws inspiration from, and fuses elements of, surrealism, psychedelia, minimalism and organic abstraction with an insatiable curiosity about the world around her. Written by art historian Amy Dempsey with an introduction by poet and novelist Sue Hubbard, the richly illustrated 192-page book features chapters about artworks in each of the main materials that Almuth uses – clay, steel, bronze, marble and paper – followed by a biography including key events, projects and exhibitions. ISBN: 9781916846708 Publisher: Unicorn (2025) UK unicornpublishing.org Language: English https://www.destination-art.org/projects/destination-art-az3tz-xdzx7 monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6016a684cbc71f649dac3527/f355a36a-9e55-47a6-a9a6-7843632b8eb9/IMG_BookCover_Female_Body_In_Art_EN.jpg Selected projects - The Female Body In Art - The Female Body In Art From the Renaissance to the present day, this is the history of art told through the female form, with over 80 works of art . A cultural mirror of the times, the female body has captivated both artists and audiences for centuries. But what can we learn from these pieces of art? What are they trying to tell us about the world we live in? And how has that changed over time? Explore luminous portraiture by Gustav Klimt, Lee Miller’s unapologetic wartime photography and the ground-breaking performance art of Marina Abramovic. Meet Leonor Fini’s shepherdess, Barkley L. Hendricks’s ‘Madonna’, Graciela Iturbide’s ‘Medusa’, Toyin Ojih Odutola’s adventuresses and Hayv Kahraman’s ‘army of fierce women’. Discover the idealized female body as envisioned by Sandro Botticelli and Peter Paul Rubens and the gender non-conforming portraits by Zanele Muholi and Yuki Kihara, as Amy Dempsey looks at how and why the female body has been depicted time and time again, and why its portrayal has often delivered important messages about – and to – the world. With a foreword by writer and curator Hettie Judah. Named one of the best art books of 2025 in Spain by El Confidencial. See review here (Spanish)