A catalogue raisonné is a massive undertaking. It is defined, by the New York Public Library, as a ‘comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works of an artist either in a particular medium or all media’. The Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association adds that their members ‘typically research a single artist’s body of work to establish a reliable list of...
It’s rare that an art book comes with a personal story. As we ease ourselves into this new strand of the Voices column and as we begin to get to know each other, let me share one with you. I first discovered ARTIST | WORK | LISSON on a shelf in the office at Whitechapel Gallery and thought it was...