New & Forthcoming Art Books 2026 by Script Media

FionaMcIntyre:SacredEarth

SandraGeorge

JeffLowe:Sculpture

DavidMankin:LanguageofPaint

DavidHaughton:Art,LifeandtheCornishLandscape 07. SkoviKappsAn'All:TalesofRussianCraftsandArtsinScottishRealms 08. Glasgow:PaintingsbyPeterBrown 09. TimBraden:ICanSeeAllTheColoursNow

AbigailReynolds:WalkingACappella

MariusBerceae:FiveYearsofPainting

InPraiseofTrees

AliKazim:AlphabetBook/UrduQaida 15. Somewhere,InBetween:SeekingtheRaptureandExploringthePeople,Places,and HistoryoftheLowerMississippiRiverValleyandBeyond

WhereOurFoodComesFrom:TheMagicofSkagitValley

Canada'sPhotographer|PhotographeduCanada:OntheWorldStage|Surla scènemondiale 18. QuestforBeauty:ThePhotographicJourneyofMalakofOttawa 19. AdoptedbyCountry:AnArtistfromChinainAboriginalAustralia

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FIONA MCINTYRE

SACRED EARTH

Nicola Moorby & Christiana Payne

APRIL 2026 • 9781915670373 • £35 00

HARDBACK • 120 PAGES • 265 X 235 • LONG DISCOUNT

A powerful new body of work shaped by immersion in the wild landscapes of Scandinavia, Scotland and Northern Spain, Sacred Earth connects art, ancient language and the fragile ecologies of the North Atlantic.

TheworksinSacredEarthresultfromapersonal journeythroughlandsconnectedbytheNorth Atlanticandanattempttoconsolidateexperiences attachedtoeachlandscape.Theseedbeganin 1993aswrittenreflectionsonhowancient languagesechothephysicalityofplace,difficult terrain,survivalandfertilityrites.Spiritualvalues wereembeddedinspecificsitesthrough petroglyphs,rockpigmentsandportalsinstones, waterandtreestocommunicatewiththedead, promptinganexplorationofwhyartistschoose particularmedia.

AchanceencounterwithaVikingAgeDanish conservatorofburialitemsrevealedthatearly Scandinavianshadaccesstobright,exotic pigments.ThisledMcIntyretoexamineherown materialsandlookbacktocavepaintings,Ancient GreeceandtheRenaissance Afterlearningfroman iconpainteraboutthemeaningandluminosityof mineralpigments,shebeganmakingpaintfrom mineralandearthpigments,someself-sourced, throughforaging,processingandmullingbyhand Hergoalistocreateauthenticworkthatconnects ustoouroriginsonthisplanet

SANDRA GEORGE

The

first

catalogue of Sandra George’s work, capturing themes including community, outreach, identity, disability rights and social care.

SandraGeorge(1957-2013)livedthefirstsevenyears ofherlifeinJamaicawithhermotherbeforemoving toBirminghamandthenEdinburghtolivewithher father Georgewasacommunityworkerin Craigmillar,Edinburgh,takingthousandsofimagesof communityprojectsacrossScotlandbetweenthe 1980sandthelate2000s Socialjusticeandequity wereattheheartofGeorge’scommunityandartistic work,whichwasnotexhibitedduringherlifetime This bookpresentsGeorge’sphotography,withthe associatedexhibitionshowingaselectionfromher multi-disciplinarypractice,includingprinting, painting,bookworks,textilesandjewellery

Herblackandwhitephotographyincludessubjects rangingfromBrailleclassesatRoyalBlindSchool,to capturingsessionswithdisabledmusicians.Her perspectiveandinsightasaBlackfemalesocial documentaryphotographerandartistaddfurther importancetothiscollection.Themessageofher work–community,care,accessibilityandequalityin theartsandworkplaces,ethicsinworkingwithothers inunder-reachedcommunities,andexplorationof identity–remainimportantissuestoday.

Theaccompanyingexhibition,curatedbyGSA ExhibitionsDirectorJennyBrownrigg,isdevelopedin collaborationwithCraigmillarNow,acommunity-led artsandheritageorganisationbasedinCraigmillar, Edinburgh.CraigmillarNowholdsGeorge’sarchive andworkswithherfamilytodigitisethephotographs, andtogrowGeorge’sphotographiclegacythrough greatervisibilityandprofile

JEFF LOWE

SCULPTURE

JULY 2026 • 9781915670441 • £65 00 HARDBACK • 400 PAGES • 300 X 245 • LONG DISCOUNT

A richly illustrated monograph dedicated to the work of British sculptor Jeff Lowe, looking at nearly sixty years of work and creative activity from the late 1960s onwards.

Lowe’sformidabletalentasasculptorwasfirst spottedbysculptorsGerardHemsworth,Anthony CaroandWilliamTuckerwhileLowewasstudyingat LeicesterCollegeofArt.HewassoonenrolledatSt Martin’sSchoolofArtinLondon,wherehespentfour yearsstudyingsculpture.Thisnewpublicationlooks closelyattheseearlyfoundationalyearsandat Lowe’scriticalengagementswiththeworksofthe ‘NewGeneration’sculptorsofthe1960sand1970s The languageofsculpturehewasnegotiatingatthat timeisstilloneheisdevelopingtoday

TheintroductionanalysesLowe’sdeveloping sculpturalimagination,lookingatwayshehas workednotonlyinsteel,butalsoinwood,clayand othermetals,sometimeswithinthesamework Italso looksathowhehasworkedsubtlyacrossdifferent surfaces,patinasandcolours,describingarestless creativeenergythatisalwayslookingfornew possibilitiesforfreestandingsculpture,indoorsand outdoors Thestudioasacontextforthemakingand displayofhisworkplaysanimportantroleinthis book,andinformationaboutthevariousstudiosand architecturalenvironmentsforhisworkingpracticeis provided.Therelationshipbetweenarchitectureand sculptureisimportantinLowe’sartisticthinking,and attentionwillbegiventohisrecentstudio-homeand gallery.

Thebookplotsthedevelopmentofhisworkacrosssix decadesandexhibitions,includingsignificantearly showssuchasTheConditionofSculpture(1975)and ASilverJubileeExhibitionofContemporaryBritish Sculpture(1977)inLondon.

DAVID MANKIN

LANGUAGE OF PAINT

Alison Bevan & Christiana Payne

AUGUST 2026 • 9781915670380 • £40 00

A fully illustrated exploration of David Mankin’s evolving language of paint and his profound engagement with the Cornish landscape.

DavidMankinisacontemporarypainterofabstract landscapesbasedinCornwall Aseriesofsell-out soloexhibitionsandarapidlyexpanding internationalfollowinghavegeneratedwidespread interestinhowMankinhasdevelopedand continuestoemployadistinctivepainterly languagetocreateevocativepaintingsthatconvey thesensoryexperienceofbeinginthelandscape. DavidMankin:LanguageinPaintfollowsthehugely successfulDavidMankin:RememberinginPaint, publishedin2021,exploringhislanguageofpainting indetailalongsidehisevolvingcreativeprocess. Thebookgivesaccesstothesourcesand influencesthatinformhisworkand,forthefirsttime, tohismuch-admiredsketchbooks,theessenceof hislanguageofpaint.

BevanlooksintoMankin’sevolvingartpractice,his coresubject,internaldrivers,methods,philosophies, toolsandmaterials.Sheplaceshisworkwithinthe widercontextofthemid-centuryActionPainters andAbstractExpressionists,whileexploringand interrogatingMankin’sabstractedlanguage

Throughitspages,thereadergainsinsightintothe artist’sworkandhowhehascreatedauniquevoice byunearthing,discoveringanddevelopinga languageofpainttogetherwithhisprofound attachmenttotheCornishlandscape

DAVID HAUGHTON

ART, LIFE AND THE CORNISH LANDSCAPE

Frances Lord

SEPTEMBER 2026 • 9781915670359 • £20 00

The first detailed commentary on Haughton’s entire output, placing it within the context of post-war British art.

DavidHaughton,1924to1991,wasknownprimarily forhismeticulouslyobserveddrawings,paintings andetchingsoftheformerminingtownofStJustin PenwithinCornwall,andforhislegacyasan inspirationalteacher.Hewasalsohighlyregarded forbrightlycolouredsemi-abstractpaintingsbased ongridstructuresandcalligraphicformsmadein the1960sand70s.

DavidHaughton:Art,LifeandtheCornish Landscapeexplorestheartisticandcreativepull thatWestPenwithheldforHaughton,andhowhis devotiontothissmallpocketoflandshapedhis careerasanartist.

HaughtonwasakeyfigureintheemergenceofSt Ivesasaninternationalcentreformodernartinthe late1940s Thebookre-examineshiscontributionto post-warBritishartandconsiderswhy,despite criticalsuccessduringhislifetimeand representationinpubliccollections,includingthe ArtsCouncilandtheV&AMuseum,hisnameisless wellknowntoday Thebiographycontextualiseshis careerinrelationtofriendsandcontemporaries, includingPrunellaClough,BarbaraHepworth,Rose Hilton,BenNicholsonandBryanWynter,all recognisedasleadingartistsoftheirgeneration

SKOVI KAPPS AN' ALL

Jeremy Howard TALES OF RUSSIAN CRAFTS AND ARTS IN SCOTTISH REALMS

SEPTEMBER 2026 • 9781915670366 • £25 00

An illustrated collection of previously unheard historical tales on the wealth of Russian people’s art that found its way to Scotland, and its neighbours, in the nineteenth century.

SkovikappsistheShetlandtermfortheornamented handlelesswoodencupsandbowlsthatbecamethe mostwidespreadformofRussianartinnineteenthcenturyScotland.LaterknownasKhokhloma,this brightlydecoratedwarefounditswayintocottages andcollectionsacrossthecountry.Thestorybegins byexplainingwhatSkovikappsare,themeanings withintheirpainteddesigns,whytheyarrivedinsuch numbers,andhowtheywereadoptedandadapted, shapedinpartbytastesfortea,flaxandtimber.

ThenarrativethenturnstoRussiantreeninthe NationalMuseumofScotlandinEdinburgh, championedbyitsfirstdirector,ArthurCroxenArthur. Carvedandpaintedcutleryanddistaffsevokethelife ofStSergius,Russianwomenandrurallife,before attentionwidenstoother‘sputniks’,fromalivebear forAngustotouringdioramashowsandcabinet sculpturesforForfarandPerth

ABashkirstrandfurtherextendsideasof‘things Russian’,tracingencountersinvolvingWilliamAllan, RoderickMurchisonandGeorgeCarrick,and culminatingintheRussianvillageatthe1901Glasgow InternationalExhibition Theseintertwinedtalesreveal aricherandmorevariedpresenceofRussianarts andcraftsinScotlandthanisusuallyrecognised

GLASGOW

PAINTINGS BY PETER BROWN

OCTOBER 2026 • 9781915670427 • £40 00

HARDBACK • 116 PAGES • 250 X 300

70 ILLUSTRATIONS • LONG DISCOUNT

A beautifully produced large‑format hardback celebrating a major new body of work by renowned plein‑air painter Peter Brown.

Paintedentirelyonlocation,neverfromphotographs, thiscollectioncapturesGlasgowwithavitalityand immediacyshapedbyworkingoutdoorsinalllights andweather,withthecitymovingaroundhim Peter’s loveaffairwiththecitybeganinthesummerof2023, whenhevisitedBanksy’sCut&Runexhibitionatthe GlasgowMuseumofModernArt,whichfeaturedfive ofhisownpaintings AsBanksyhimselfputit:“I’ma bitfascinatedbyPetetheStreet–hepaintswhat youcan’tsee,asmuchaswhatyoucan.Iknowhe’s justapplyingpainttoabitofboard,sohowcomehis picturestellyouthetemperature,themoisture,the smell?Howthehelldoeshedothat?”

WhatbeganasasparkofcuriositysoonhadPeter headingbackuptheM6againandagain,buildinga portraitofthecityonepaintingatatime.Hestarted withthegrandsweepofthecitycentre,drawntothe dramaofthearchitectureandtheshiftinglighton stone.Fromthere,heclimbedintoBlythswoodand Garnethill,crossedtheClydeintotheWestEndand workedhiswayintotheeverydayneighbourhoods.He completedhisjourneyintheEastEndwiththe CathedralandthebelovedBarrowlands.

Rain,coldsnaps,longsummerevenings–Peter paintedineverything Theresultisavivid, characterfulportraitofacitythatiselegantand industrial GlasgowstandsalongsidePeter’s acclaimedbooksonLondon,BathandBristol,andwill coincidewithasoloexhibitioninthecity

TIM BRADEN

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Tim

Braden, Thomas Marks, Jennifer Higgie, Dominic Molon & Matt Incledon

JANUARY 2026 • 9781910221754 • £50 0O

HARDBACK • 272 PAGES • 290 X 245

200 ILLUSTRATIONS • LONG DISCOUNT

A substantial monograph dedicated to the work of Perth-born, London-based painter Tim Braden.

ThissubstantialmonographonPerth-born,LondonbasedartistTimBradenpresentspaintingsand worksonpaperfromthepasttwentyyears. FeaturingnewandrecenttextsbyMattIncledon andThomasMarks,alongsideabridgedessaysby JenniferHiggieandDominicMolon,itisdesignedby JoeGilmoreandcopublishedbyFrestonianGallery andAnomiePublishing,London.

Braden’sworksitsatthemeetingpointof restlessnessandorder,abalancereflectedinhis Londonstudioandinapracticethatmovesfluidly betweenfineinkdrawings,richoilinteriorsand expansiveacrylicabstractions Hisexhibitionsare curatedlikegroupshows,variedyetunifiedbya refinedcommandofcolourandtheinterplay betweenabstractionandfiguration

Hissubjectsrangefrommountainsandinteriorsto books,posters,craftspeopleandtravellers,shaped byanearlyencounterwithhiscousinPatrickHeron andlaterinfluencesincludingJosefandAnniAlbers Landscapesofpeaks,lakesandsnowexplore structure,scaleandtone,whileinteriorsandgarden scenesbecomequietspacesofreflection North AfricanworksfromTangierandAlgiersreflectonthe legacyofOrientalism,oftenincorporatingpostcards orreproductions,andaparallelstrandcelebrates theartistryoflabour,honouringmakerssuchas weaversandceramicists.Restlessyetdisciplined, Braden’sartrevealsanenduringfascinationwith colour,makingandseeing.

ABIGAIL REYNOLDS

WALKING A CAPPELLA

JANUARY 2026 • 9781910221693 • £40 00

PAPERBACK • 144 PAGES • 295 X 240 • 105 ILLUSTRATIONS LONG DISCOUNT

A focused monograph on Cornwall-based artist Abigail Reynolds, exploring her work across sculpture, collage, writing, printmaking, film and live events.

AbigailReynoldswritestheintroductiontothisbook ofhercreativeendeavoursfromherstudioat PorthmeorinStIves,whereastrongAtlanticwind drivessandagainstsalt-crustedwindowsandthe soundofthesurffillstheroom.Thiselemental, shiftingenvironmentframesthemakingofWalking ACappella

Thepublicationpresentsaflowofimages, sequencingworkswithoutregardtochronologyor techniquebutallowingthemtospeaktoone anotherformally Recurringideasandforms emergeintuitively,mirroringthewayReynolds returnstohercoreconcernsfromdifferent directions AdialoguewithcuratorandwriterSophie J Williamsonthreadsthroughthesequence, alongsideanessaybynovelistJoannaKavenna andaprefacefromHammadNasar

Reynoldsworksacrosssculpture,collage,printand liveevents Usingtechniquessuchasoverlayand folding,shereconfiguresfragmentsofthepastto sharpenourawarenessoftime.Sheisinterestedin disciplinesfromgeologytopalaeobiology,and collaborateswithbrassbands,choirsandDJs.Her workfrequentlyexploresthecontestedhistoriesof herhomeinfarwestCornwall.

TOM DE FRESTON: POÍĒSIS

Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Matthew Holman, Varvara Roza & Caroline Vout

APRIL2026•9781910221778•£3000•PAPERBACK 160PAGES•265X215•120ILLUSTRATIONS•LONGDISCOUNT

Amonographdedicatedtothe workofTomdeFreston,featuring paintingsandworksonpaperfrom histechnicallyambitiousand visuallyarrestingPoíēsisseries followinganintenselypersonal passageoftime.

MARIUS BERCEA

FIVE YEARS OF PAINTING

Liviana Dan, Nick Goss, Diana Marincu, Thomas Marks & Matt Price JUNE2026•9781910221761•£4000•HARDBACK 176PAGES•280X245•100ILLUSTRATIONS•LONGDISCOUNT

A new monograph on Romanian painter Marius Bercea presents a selection of work from 2020 to 2025, offering an in-depth view of his recent practice through both critical and personal perspectives.

IN PRAISE OF TREES

Naoko Matsubara

MAY 2026 • 9780889621787 • £29 95 • PAPERBACK

160 PAGES • 292 X 184 • SHORT DISCOUNT

Acelebratedclassicreprinted, InPraiseofTreesbringstogether NaokoMatsubara’sluminous woodcutsandinternationalpoetry inatimelesstributetothe spiritualpoweroftrees.

ThisreprintofInPraiseofTreesbyinternationally acclaimedartistNaokoMatsubaracoincidedwithher exhibitionsattheJapaneseCanadianCulturalCentre, MuseumofFineArts,Boston,RiverBankGallery,Niagara on-the-Lake,andhermajorsoloshowattheArtGallery ofOntario,openingJuly19,2025.

Originallypublishedin1984,this90-pagevolume features38originalwoodcutsandpoetrybyrenowned internationalwriters,editedbyPeterHeyworth Alimited editionincludedasigned,numberedwoodcutby Matsubara

Matsubara’sfascinationwithtreesstemsfromher childhoodinKyoto,wheresacredgrovesinfluencedher Herworkanimatestreeswithamysterious,powerful presence,challengingandinspiringviewers

“Matsubaraseesthespiritualandphysicalqualitiesof wood Herattentiontodetailandmasteryin printmakingcreatetheillusionoftreesrustlingand showcaseherskillasawoodcutartist” DanielJ Kushner

ALI KAZIM

ALPHABET BOOK / URDU QAIDA

Ali Kazim & Hammad Nasar

MARCH 2026 • 9781068226502 • £39 99 • PAPERBACK

144 PAGES • 255 X 205 • 82 ILLUSTRATIONS • LONG DISCOUNT

AliKazimandHammadNasar reimaginetheUrdualphabettold throughpoeticreflectionson SouthAsia’slandscapes, histories,andlivingculture.

SEEKING THE RAPTURE AND EXPLORING THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND HISTORY OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI

RIVER VALLEY AND BEYOND

APRIL 2026 • 9781960521125 • £35 00

HARDBACK • 164 PAGES • 337 X 273

100 PHOTOS • LONG DISCOUNT

A journey along the Lower Mississippi River to New Orleans, weaving photographs and essays into a meditation on beauty,and hardship.

Somewhere,InBetweenisabookforpeoplewho wanttoexplore,thinkandenjoyagoodstory. Inspiredbythepeopleandplacesalongthebanks oftheMightyMississippibetweenCairo,Illinois,and NewOrleans,thecompellingphotographsand essayscontainedwithinarefurtherinspiredbya curiosityaboutlandandlifeandtheallencompassingtidesoftimeandchange,chaosand orderinwhichwealllive,suspendedinreflection andprojection,nomatterwherewecallhome

TheLowerMississippiRiverValleyisaplaceofgreat beautyandaunique,exoticculture Thisisthe southernendoftheHeartlandofAmericaandthe birthplaceoftheblues,America’smostuniqueform ofmusicalexpression Thatsaid,folksdon’tcallit thebluesfornothing:TheValleyisalsoa complicatedplacewithadarkhistory,wherethe legacyofslaveryandconquestcontinuestounwind eventothisdayandwheretheeffectsofpoverty andhardshiparereadilyevident.Itisaworldin transitionbetweenastoriedpastandanuncertain future.

GEORGE F. THOMPSON

WHERE OUR FOOD COMES FROM

THE MAGIC OF SKAGIT VALLEY

Craig J Barber

Foreword

John Seibert Farnsworth

APRIL 2026 • 9781960521101 • PRICE TBC

HARDBACK • 168 PAGES • 248 X 286

92 PHOTOS • LONG DISCOUNT

An intimate, informative, and emotionally moving journey about how and where our food comes from.

CANADA'S PHOTOGRAPHER |

DU CANADA

ON THE WORLD STAGE | SUR LA SCÈNE MONDIALE

By Jean-Marc Carisse

Foreword by Jean Chretien, Beverley McLachlin, Paul Anka MAY 2026 • 9780776644790 • £52 00 • HARDBACK

A celebration of renowned photographer Jean-Marc Carisse.

QUEST FOR BEAUTY

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY OF MALAK OF OTTAWA

MAY 2026 • 9780776644998 • £35 95 • HARDBACK 275 PAGES • 216 X 279 • 184 PHOTOS • SHORT DISCOUNT

The authorised biography of the prolific, passionate and tireless Canadian photographer Malak Karsh.

Malak’squesttakesusfromtheKarshfamily’s exodusfromTurkeywroughtbythe1915Armenian genocide,toCanadaandastoriedlifefilledwith colour,beautyandjoy

ThebrotherofYousufKarsh,arguablytheworld’s mostrenownedportraitphotographer,Malakof Ottawaspentalifetimecapturingimagesof Canadians,Canadianindustry,Canadian landscapes,seascapes,cities,icons,anddailylife, throughmillionsofimages

Keytohissuccesswashisrelentlesspursuitof perfection–everysinglephotographwastheresult ofapainstakingevent,defiantoftheelements,and oftenplacinghimselfatphysicalrisktoachievehis artisticobjectives.

CentraltoQuestforBeautyistheCanadiancapital CityofOttawa,Canada’sdistinctivegothic-revival ParliamentBuildings,hisdecades-longassociation withtheDutchandhisobsessionwithtulips–an untoldvolumeoffloralphotographythatinpart redefinedCanada’scapitalcity.

AN ARTIST FROM CHINA IN ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA

MARCH 2026 • 9781923267534 • £25 00

PAPERBACK • 340 PAGES • 229 X 152 • SHORT DISCOUNT

A culturally insightful, beautifully written and illustrated autobiography of Chinese-born artist Zhou Xiaoping.

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2025 • 9781915670274 • £35 00 HARDBACK • 228 PAGES 270 X 210 • LONG DISCOUNT SANSOM & COMPANY PETER CAMERON: ARTISTIC CONVICTIONS

DAVID GOMMON

2025 • 9781911408635 • £25 00 PAPERBACK • 140 PAGES 283 X 232 • LONG DISCOUNT SANSOM & COMPANY

2025 • 9781910221679 • £50 00 • HARDBACK • 252 PAGES 290 X 245 • LONG DISCOUNT ANOMIE PUBLISHING 2026 • 9781915670311 • £35 00 HARDBACK • 246 PAGES • 300 X 240 LONG DISCOUNT SANSOM & COMPANY