Contents: Preface; Introduction; Early years; Royal Academy schools; Assistant to Henry Moore; The emerging sculptor; Breakthrough; The Whitechapel exhibition; Bennington and the new generation; Consolidation and recognition; A more complex language; Sculpture and architecture; Narrative sculpture and sculpture from painting; Notes; Appendices; Bibliographical sources and further reading; Indexes; Photographic Credits.
Ian Barker was educated at Leeds College of Art and Durham University. He first met Anthony Caro in 1965 and has subsequently become an acknowledged expert on the artist. He worked on Caro's retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1975 whilst he was Exhibitions Officer and subsequently Assistant Director of the Fine Arts Department of the British Council from 1973 to 1985. He then became Director of Contemporary Art at Annely Juda Fine Art from 1985 to 2002. During this time he organised several international touring exhibitions of Caro's work including the retrospectives at the Trajan Markets in Rome; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; La Pedera, Barcelona and Caro's Last Judgement at the Venice Biennale in 1999. In 2002 he formed the International Museums Agency and has mounted international exhibitions of sculptors including Philip King, Henry Moore and David Nash.
'It's the best book ever written on my development as a sculptor.' Anthony Caro '... a landmark publication.' www.megakles.com '... for anyone interested in the art and art world of the fifties and sixties, this book will be essential reading.' James Hall, Art Quarterly 'The text is enlivened greatly by the huge number of photographs...' Jewish Chronicle 'The principal virtue of this book is how it connects Caro's biography, his travels and friendships with the development of his thought as a sculptor. The influence of visits to America on the development of the early work, his links with artists David Smith, Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski and with critics Michael Fried and, particularly, Clement Greenberg, are revealed in great and compelling detail. The subsequent narrative brings equally important understanding to the later twists and turns of the work as new issues of materiality, scale and content were confronted... This beautifully produced book ... is essential reading for all who seek out the background to the production of art.' Architects' Journal '... the most detailed chronicle yet of Caro's many accomplishments...' From the Mayor's Doorstep, Arts Newsletter by Piri Halasz '... an exemplary book... Barker's unique access to Caro's personal archive ... makes this publication the most authoritative and substantial on the artist so far...' Alan Shipway, The Art Book 'The first monograph to present a comprehensive overview of the artist's lifetime quest for the New Sculpture... With a wealth of archival and contemporary sources, the reader can trace Caro's views on sculpture accompanied by an engaging chronological examination on his entire development from hitherto unseen letters and interviews.' Art & Architecture 'Ian Barker's thoroughly researched Anthony Caro: Quest for the New Sculpture is an important cultural and historical study that sheds light on many questions about the development of 20th century sculpture in Britain and the United States, as well as suggesting new lines of inquiry for future cultural historians.' Ian Findlay-Brown, World Sculpture News '... is as useful as it is enjoyable... the book is a documentary of Caro's entire life... What this book offers that no other book on Caro could have is that personal dimension, through which the importance of Caro's friendships stand out in relief.' Art History
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