David Gill DESIGNING ART ■ ■ BY M E R E D I T H E T H E R I N G TO N - S M I T H ■ P H OTO G R A P H S BY R I C A R D O L A B O U G L E + OT H E R S ■ F R O M T H E V E N D O M E P R E S S
Pioneering gallerist, collector, designer, mentor, and curator David Gill reveals his life at the heart of the art and design world
S E LLING POINTS ■■ Offers unique insights into the contemporary fine art and interior design world ■■ Includes exclusive interviews with world-renowned artists and designers such as Donald Judd, Mattia Bonetti, Tracey Emin, and Grayson Perry and showcases their work ■■ Features never-before-seen private collections and homes of a prestigious roster of artists and clients
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avid Gill documents the extraordinary impact the famed London-based gallerist has had on the worlds of contemporary art and interior design. Over the last 30 years, Gill has discov-
ered, and nurtured, artists, sculptors, and designers, among them Donald Judd, Mattia Bonetti, Zaha Hadid, Grayson Perry, Barnaby Barford, Fredrikson Stallard, Jorge Pardo, and the Campana brothers.
This sumptuous volume features never-before-seen photographs of Gill’s galleries, exhibitions, his own designs, his curated interiors, and other rare glimpses of the private collections and homes of renowned collectors with whom Gill has worked. Here too are his own collections in his own homes: a converted handbag factory south of the River Thames; the 18th-century Albany apartments in London’s Mayfair; and a restored palazzo in Malta. Illustrated by renowned photographers and featuring interviews with many of
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the artists whose work Gill has championed, this book reveals his important contribution to the worlds of art and design.
More than 200 color illustrations 240 pages, 9¼ × 11¾" Hardcover with jacket
Meredith Etherington-Smith is an author and curator who specializes in fine and decorative art, architecture, and interior
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design. Among her books are biographies of Jean Patou and
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Salvador Dalí.
ART ISBN 978-0-86565-344-3 ISBN 978-0-86565-344-3 US $60.00 CAN $75.00 56000 9 780865 653443
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