Deborah Bell (TAXI Art Books, 10)

Deborah Bell is a leading Johannesburg painter, sculptor and printmaker whose work is created in dialogue with multiple worlds, texts and histories. She is also widely known for her collaborative projects with William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins. Bell's drawings, etchings and monumental clay sculptures possess a kind of 'mystical godliness'. Inspired by museum objects from ancient civilisations, including African, Babylonian and Egyptian, her work incorporates multi-layered references to past and present worlds. This book is the first overview of Bell's body of work and includes texts by several authors. Together, these voices provide the reader with multiple insights into the many contexts in which Bell's work can be viewed. Educational Supplement by Ruth Sack