A beautifully produced survey of the work of Emily Young (b.1951) who has been called Britains greatest living stone sculptor
Exploring Emily Young’s carved works from the 1980s to the present, Jon Wood’s thoughtful survey places her sculpture within its resonant contexts, both art historical and more broadly cultural. In doing so, it draws attention to the richness of her sculptural imagination and the issues that charge it, from ecology and environmentalism to poetry and philosophy. The inclusion of Youngs early paintings also draws out her long-standing preoccupation with narrative. Probing the relationship between the artists sculpture and the material life of things, Youngs original way of thinking, seeing and feeling is skilfully presented, so enriching our understanding of this important contemporary figure.
