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Blimey! - From Bohemia to Britpop: London Art World from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst | 
 enlarge | Author: Matthew Collings
Creators: Karen Wright, Ian Macmillan
Publisher: 21 Publishing Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 108576
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1901785009
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.4210904
EAN: 9781901785005
ASIN: 1901785009
Publication Date: May 15, 1997
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 So very disappointing February 21, 2008
Johnny Blue (Manchester, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed Collings' other contribution to contemporary art "This is Modern Art" and was expecting a similar experience with "Blimey". This has all the flaws of "This is Modern Art" magnified ten-fold. Far too many of the illustrations are photographs of the artists (often double-page spreads)rather than of their work. He could have written this book in an afternoon (he probably did). Under the heading "More artist of now" is "Christine Borland. I can't remember what she does" is lazy and insulting - to the artist and the reader.
This book is fascinating and huge fun August 31, 2006
brixtonite (Brixton, London,England)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Stuck indoors with a heavy cold I picked up this book and found myself totally absorbed and entertained.Matthew is my dream expert - knows a lot and also knows how to communicate in a chatty way which is never patronising. Very good on what goes on behind the scenes in contemporary British art. Not afraid to take on the huge monolyths like Bacon and Freud. Also very good on debunking the spouters of rubbish - at last I have found someone who agrees with me that John Berger is a pointless windbag!!!He must have met David Hockney on a bad day though -here described as a doddery excentric but actually I think he's still a very potent force who continues to innovate. Apart from that this book is pure gold.
 brilliant August 12, 2000
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Nothing can fault the way in which Matthew Collings writes about his fellow artists. His brutally honest, chatty style is like having him sit down and talk to you. It is more autobiographical then his other books and perfectly portrays the London art scene from the view of an insider. Every art student in england should treat his books like their bible, because they are.
Extremely brilliant December 22, 1999
david@newmediastudies.com (Leeds, UK (www.newmediastudies.com))
23 out of 27 found this review helpful
Okay, first let me say: I am not Matthew Collings. I have absolutely no personal connection with Matthew Collings or his publishers or indeed the 'art world'.Now let me say: This book is f**king brilliant. I read "This is Modern Art" after seeing Matthew's brilliant TV series of that name, and that was excellent of course, but who would have guessed that this slightly earlier work is even better? It is the most enjoyable-to-read non-fiction book I have ever encountered, I think, because of MC's brilliantly original, laconic, laid-back style. He knows all his stuff, but writes in such a relaxed style that he is a million miles from showing off. It's just brilliant. The paragraphs have great headings. It's so easy to read, and you learn stuff too. Amazing. Buy this book if you have any interest in modern art at all. Also buy this book if you want to see the best ever writing style. Just buy the thing. You must. I love it to death. I will buy a few more copies right now to give to my loved ones.
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