Ryan Gander. Grunts, hoots, whimpers, barks and screams, Spanische Beilage

This publication examines the foundations of Gander's unique vocabulary as an artist. Bringing together for the first time a large number of works, it traces the development of the distinctive language for which the artist is known. The selection is based on some of the most poetic and attractive works around ideas of value, authorship, mortality, language, and coincidence, amongst others. The catalog highlights his unique practice over the past decades, presenting iconic installations as well as recent and new works.
Ryan Gander (*1976, Chester, UK) studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, and the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht. He was Professor of Fine Art at the University of Huddersfield and holds honorary doctorates from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Suffolk. Gander received an OBE and is a member of the Royal Academy. He lives and works in Suffolk.

Summary

This publication examines the foundations of Gander's unique vocabulary as an artist. Bringing together for the first time a large number of works, it traces the development of the distinctive language for which the artist is known. The selection is based on some of the most poetic and attractive works around ideas of value, authorship, mortality, language, and coincidence, amongst others. The catalog highlights his unique practice over the past decades, presenting iconic installations as well as recent and new works.
Ryan Gander (*1976, Chester, UK) studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, and the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht. He was Professor of Fine Art at the University of Huddersfield and holds honorary doctorates from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Suffolk. Gander received an OBE and is a member of the Royal Academy. He lives and works in Suffolk.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Guimarães, Rose Higham-Stainton, O Kholeif, Omar Kholeif
• Assisted by: Museo Helga de Alvear / Sandra Guimarães (Editor), Guimarães (Editor), Museo Helga de Alvear (Editor), Museo Helga de Alvear Sandra Guimarães (Editor)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 17.09.2025
• EAN: 9783775760942
• ISBN: 978-3-7757-6094-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Illustrations: 100 Farbfotos
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Fotografie, Film, Skulptur, Performance, Amsterdam, Malerei und Gemälde, Malerei, Ausstellungskataloge, Museumskataloge und Sammlungen, Bildhauerei und Plastik, Performancekunst, Installation, Installationskunst, bildende Kunst, Soziologie: Sterben und Tod, Manchester, Maastricht, Maastrich, auseinandersetzen, Plastische Künste; Bildhauerkunst