Too Long in the Sun
by Richard M. Rives
from Partakers Publications
The book Too Long in the Sun traces pagan sun worship from the time of the Chaldeans, through the civilizations of the Babylonians, the Medo-Persians, the Grecians, the Romans and right on through present day, documenting its influence upon modern day "Christianity." Sun worship has always been the apostate form of worship chosen by our adversary to oppose the true worship of the Creator. Too Long in the Sun The most complete documentation available as to the blending of pagan sun worship with the true worship of the Creator.
Richard Long: Walking the Line
by Richard Long
from Thames & Hudson
This book by and about the sculptor and pioneer land artist Richard Long explores his work from the 1990s to the present day.
Long's ability to make works of physical and intellectual beauty in both outdoor and indoor spaces is unrivaled, and the journey covered here takes the reader around the world: to the Sahara Desert and down the Rio Grande, from coast to coast in Ireland and Spain, to Tierra del Fuego and Mongolia, and to the forests of Honshu in Japan.
Some of the artist's sculptures were made during his walks through the world's landscapes, while others bring the materials of nature—stones, boulders, driftwood, clay, and mud—into museums, galleries, houses, and gardens. These works feed the senses, whereas the texts and photographs recording the artist's walks feed the imagination.
Majestic museum pieces made from tons of rock are juxtaposed with dramatic mud works and photographs recording ephemeral sculptures often made in the remote wilderness. Most of the photographs were taken by the artist himself, and the book also includes his notes and writings.
If walking has become Long's trademark, the path is perhaps the central image or archetype in his work. The idea of the path or way has meaning in all cultures—from the most material to the most spiritual. It is both real and symbolic, whether it is a life, a road, or the Taoist "Great Way." With his walks, Richard Long weaves a line through many traditions, creating an art that is both timeless and universal. 248 illustrations in color and duotone.
The Art of Richard Long: Complete Works
by William Malpas
from Crescent Moon Publishing
A new study of the British artist Richard Long, an important contemporary international artist. Richard Long walks. This is the central fact of his art. His work is founded on the art of walking, and on walking as art. His walks become 'artwalks', artwalks which become artworks. For Richard Long, (art)walking is (art)working. As he walks he works. He makes art-walk-works. Art-walking and artworking become interchangeable. Born in 1945, the same year as David Nash, Richard Long studied at the West of England College of Art (Bristol) and St Martin's (1966-68). In 1967 Long made his first important walk-work, A Line Made By Walking. Like most land artists, Long makes indoor (gallery) works and outdoor works (not intended for public consumption). He also produces art books, which are not typical exhibition catalogues, but artworks in their own right, usually with text works, photo works, and sometimes map works. Long's has had one-man shows at most of the major Western galleries, including the Whitechapel (1971), MOMA, New York (1972), Venice Biennale (1976), Arnolfini (1983), Fogg Art Museum (1980), Stedelijk, Amsterdam (1973), Guggenheim, New York (1986), Hayward Gallery, London (1991), and many one-man shows at Anthony d'Offay Gallery in London, which have produced art books (Mountains and Waters, 1992, Sixteen Works, 1984, Five, Six, Pick Up Sticks, 1980, Old World New World, 1988, Kicking Stones, 1990, River Avon Book, 1979). Richard Long is perhaps Britain's most successful 'nature' or 'land' artist and sculptor, with an international reputation. In 1987 he won the Turner Prize. Critics either love him or (like Peter Fuller) hate him. There is a sea of articles and magazines pieces on Richard Long, but this is one of the few full-length studies of his art.
Richard Long: Walking and Marking: Walking and Marking
by Patrick Elliott
from National Galleries of Scotland
A monograph on one of the most influential artists of our times.
Richard Long: Walking in Circles
by Anne Seymour
from George Braziller
Alejandro's Gift
A delightful childrens Book of a lonley man who cares for desert creatures.
A genealogy of the family of Richard Howell of Mattituck, Southold Town, Long Island, New York, to seven generations
Richard Long: Mountains and Waters
Richard Long in conversation: Bristol 19.11.1985
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