In this issue, we explore the ever-elusive role of inspiration. We examine Cy Twombly’s ability to absorb his intimate understanding of poetry into his work, and look at the strength and power of Jenny Saville’s large, fleshy painted bodies. Virginia Shore considers Rachel Whiteread’s sculpture US Embassy (Flat pack house) at the new American Embassy in London; Mark Tansey’s friendships with and reverence for Sots (or Soviet Pop) artists and their Chinese counterparts are the subject of a round-table conversation; Jonas Wood speaks with Jacob Samuel about his printmaking practice; David Sylvester investigates Jeff Koons’s love of the baroque; and much more!
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