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Created by Art & Music Publications, publishers of The Saatchi Gallery Magazine and HIX Magazine, Art & Music Books is a new platform for artists, writers and musicians to share stories and ideas. Art & Music Books follows the rich history and tradition of artists using publications to share independent material with like-minded audiences. Some of these compact, collectable and limited edition boo
ks include reproductions of popular features from the archives of The Saatchi Gallery Magazine Art & Music with updated and additional content.
“I was so much older then,
I’m younger than that now” Bob Dylan (My Back Pages)
Old meets new in these Bob Dylan album covers and archive photos positioned and reshot in front of their original scenes. Photos courtesy of:
Steve Birnbaum
1 by Richard Avedon
2 by Daniel Kramer
3 by Don Hunstein
4 by Allen Ginsberg
5 by Barry Feinstein
6 by Fred W. McDarrah
7 by Douglas R. Gilbert
8 by Elliot Landy
9 by Howard Alk
10 by Don Hunstein
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To celebrate our forthcoming publication ‘Self-Portraits’ we will be sharing some of our favourite Dylan fan art.
Image courtesy of Wesley
‘Self-Portraits’ Irony and nostalgia in the album covers of Bob Dylan, 1962–80 by Nick de Ville with foreword by David Sheppard is now available for pre-order, via our linktree.
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To celebrate our forthcoming publication ‘Self-Portraits’ we will be sharing some of our favourite Dylan fan art.
Image courtesy of Thomas Braun
‘Self-Portraits’ Irony and nostalgia in the album covers of Bob Dylan, 1962–80 by Nick de Ville with foreword by David Sheppard is now available for pre-order, via our linktree.
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To celebrate our forthcoming publication ‘Self-Portraits’ we will be sharing some of our favourite Dylan fan art.
Image courtesy of Archie Burrows
‘Bob Dylan’ Small train sketch in pen
‘Self-Portraits’ Irony and nostalgia in the album covers of Bob Dylan, 1962–80 by Nick de Ville with foreword by David Sheppard is now available for pre-order, via our linktree.
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“Dylan was a chimerical figure during the ’60s and ’70s” writes Nick de Ville in ‘Self-Portraits’ he continues: “album sleeves, like Dylan’s, being at the intersection of image, music and charismatic performer, are revealing in their own right”.
'Self-Portraits' Irony and nostalgia in the album covers of Bob Dylan, 1962–80 by Nick de Ville is now available for pre-order, via our linktree.
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“I was so much older then / I'm younger than that now.” Bob Dylan sang in My Back Pages at age 23.
Happy 81st Birthday to legendary musician and artist Bob Dylan.
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“CBS is proud to introduce a major new figure in American folk music—Bob Dylan”. (Stacey Williams ‘Bob Dylan’ LP. liner notes – March 1962)
Today marks 60 years since the release of Bob Dylan’s eponymous, debut studio album, released by Columbia Records in 1962, when Bob was just 21 years old. The cover image for ‘Bob Dylan’ is a portrait by Columbia’s in-house photographer Don Hunstein, who also shot the photos for 1963's 'The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan' - two of his most enduring album sleeves, both of which were crucial in crystallizing Dylan's iconic identity.
Art & Music will be celebrating this milestone anniversary by publishing a small book, focusing on a less commonly discussed side of Bob Dylan’s oeuvre - the visual lexicon of his album covers.
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We LOVE this gouache painting by of an early vhs copy of Tracey Emin’s Why I Never Became a Dancer. The original photo belongs to Sebastian Sharples and features in his book, Nothing to do but Dream. There’s something great about the painting describing the vhs itself rather than an image from the film.
Something from the archive for our first post of 2022. This page of stickers printed by Other Criteria in a limited edition run was sent out to subscribers with issue 6 of Art & Music magazine way back in 2009.
Order a copy of ‘Nothing to do but Dream’ today for post tomorrow! The perfect Christmas gift for fans of Tracey Emin. Link in bio.
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'Nothing do to but Dream, The Early Films of Tracey Emin' is a collectable LIMITED edition of 1,000 with every copy individually numbered.
Visit before Christmas and quote ‘Xmas Offer’ to receive a 20% discount off the RRP.
Filmmaker Sebastian Sharples has worked with Tracey Emin since she made ‘Why I Never Became a Dancer’ 1995. In this book he describes what it was like to work with Emin in those early years.
Get the book today for just £6.99 (usually £9.99) — Shop link in bio.
**Frieze offer extended until end of day**
'Nothing do to but Dream, The Early Films of Tracey Emin' is a collectable LIMITED edition of 1,000 with every copy individually numbered.
Happy Frieze Weekend!
Don’t miss our FLASH SALE coinciding with Frieze Art Fair, for a chance to own a copy of this limited edition book for the special price of £6.99.
Printed in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, this book will appeal to all Tracey Emin fans and collectors.
Link in bio.
Going on your summer holidays?
Why not purchase 'Nothing do to but Dream, The Early Films of Tracey Emin' for a great read while you are away.
Plus get a collectable LIMITED edition at the same time for only £12.99 plus P&P.
There are only 1,000 editions and every copy is individually numbered.
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Nothing like a cup of tea and a good read on a rainy day!
You too can enjoy 'Nothing do to but Dream, The Early Films of Tracey Emin' for only £12.99 plus P&P.
This book is also a collectable LIMITED edition of only 1,000, with every copy individually numbered.
— To buy visit our Shop, or visit https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop
Hurry to purchase at this price before the price increases, as the number of available editions decreases...
You can also share the book with your friends & family by purchasing our bundles of either 3 (£29.97) or 5 copies (£44.95) for lower rates. All purchases are plus P&P.
We are taking a quick break from our film and book recommendations to give a shout out to A&M contributor Pete Astor’s new project.
The Attendant is a new collaboration between Pete Astor (The Weather Prophets, Ellis Island Sound) and Ian Button (Death in Vegas, Papernut Cambridge). The tracks were previously released on blink-and-you-missed-'em, lathe-cut seven-inches. The pared-down, poems-turned-songs, with their unearthly guitars and flickering drum machines, evoke the emptiness and sense of foreboding of the March 2020 lockdown and reflect the paradox for musicians and artists at that time who were torn between the freedom to create and the sadness and devastation all around.
The limited, 6-track mini album is released on clear 10” vinyl, numbered, signed and stamped. Availabe via Bandcamp.
We are taking a quick break from our film recommendations to give a shout out to A&M contributor Pete Astor’s new project.
The Attendant is a new collaboration between Pete Astor (The Weather Prophets, Ellis Island Sound) and Ian Button (Death in Vegas, Papernut Cambridge). The tracks were previously released on blink-and-you-missed-'em, lathe-cut seven-inches. The pared-down, poems-turned-songs, with their unearthly guitars and flickering drum machines, evoke the emptiness and sense of foreboding of the March 2020 lockdown and reflect the paradox for musicians and artists at that time who were torn between the freedom to create and the sadness and devastation all around.
The limited, 6-track mini album is released on clear 10” vinyl, numbered, signed and stamped. Availabe via Bandcamp.
I was chatting to someone recently and trying to explain who Joe Orton was. I probably wasn’t doing a great job as he asked “is there a film”?
There is a film and of course it doesn’t have the detail of the biography Prick up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton by John Lahr or the Joe Orton Diaries... But it is a great film and worth a watch for the story, an intro to Orton and not least, for Gary Oldman.
Only six days left until the launch sale price of £9.99 per book will increase.
Hurry if you want to buy a limited edition copy of 'Nothing do to but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' by Sebastian Sharples, before the price increases from 1 June. Each copy is individually numbered from 1-1000.
Don't forget to tell all of your friends about our offer to buy the book at our current price. Purchase a copy for £9.99 Plus P&P, or this price will expire at midnight on 31 May 2021. Visit our Shop or visit https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop
“You’ll look funny when you’re fifty” Chas tells Turner. He was right. But, Performance 50 years on has never looked better.
This film is probably up there in our top ten as much for our love of its co-director Nic Roeg as the film itself. Set in bohemian ‘60s London Mick Jagger made his film debut as Turner, a reclusive rock star who takes in gangster fugitive Chas played by James Fox when he needs a place to hide out. The story unfolds amidst some very beautiful staging - rich, deep colours and powerful lighting enhance the films groundbreaking scenes.
Until the weather cheers up, we recommend catching up on some art and music movie classics and will post a few here that you might want to check out. One of our all time favourites is ‘Downtown ’81’ for its depiction of New York and her soon to be star Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film was originally shot in Winter 1980/81 with the intention of documenting the ‘downtown’ scene at that time, “I thought we should do a movie about this place because there’s something crazy happening,” the film’s art director and producer Maripol told Interview Magazine in 2019, “There’s no way this emergence of everything is going to last.”
Happy Birthday Bob Dylan. 80 years young today.
We’ve been thinking a lot about about Arthur Russell this weekend, not least because he would have turned 70 last Friday. Back in 2008 David Sheppard reviewed Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell for Art & Music Magazine when it was first released. Russell’s music and philosophy has always stayed close to us. If you haven’t seen the film it’s worth a watch, or a rewatch. Here’s a snippet from David Sheppard’s original review:
"Wild Combination is a study of man totally immersed in the possibilities of music, more in love with the process of constructing it than he was in the finished product. It proffers the musician as a true artist – in diametric opposition to the generic, careerist box-ticking that defines so much post-Millennial music making. Although Arthur loved pop music (especially Fleetwood Mac and Abba – even his most esoteric outings are couched in winning melody and part of him always craved Abba-like success, even if the briefest exposure to the limelight blinded him) he was essentially an adventurer in sound, not a bloke looking for a career in the music industry.”
Back on the art trail and no better place to start than the Dub London: Bassline of a City at the Museum of London. The show is full of photographs, music and objects relating to the origins of Dub Reggae. The show includes the iconic speaker stack belonging to Channel One Sound System that has appeared yearly at Notting Hill Carnival since 1983. I recommend the audio tour by curator Cedar Lewisohn as he talks you through the places, the record shops, the sound systems and most importantly the people who he says are deserving of a show in their own right. Hearing their voices as you look at the photos brings the show to life. Free entry and easy to book. Check it out.
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Don't forget to tell all of your friends about our offer to buy the book at our current price here https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop for £9.99 or in bundles of either 3 copies (£29.97) or 5 copies (£49.95). Plus P&P, or this price will expire at midnight on 31 May 2021.
Our good friends are looking for a runner to work on their new project set in Ramsgate. This would be invaluable experience to work with this very talented theatre company. Check out the details here and please share with anyone you think might be interested in this opportunity.
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Don't forget to tag us and use the hashtag for a chance to win a FREE copy.
The winner will be announced at the end of May. We can't wait to see your photos!
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Art & Music Book's very first ever book edition, 'Nothing do to but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' by Sebastian Sharples.
Here's a sneak peak showing some of the amazing content we're included in the book, not to mention the beautiful quality of the printed pages.
You can buy the book here: https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop for £9.99 or in bundles of either 3 copies (£29.97) or 5 copies (£49.95).
Each copy is individually numbered from 1-1000. You can choose which numbered edition you receive (if its not gone already) for only cost £10 per edition on top of the cost of the book and P&P.
Email [email protected] to reserve YOUR edition number!
Don't you just love the smell of freshly printed books?
The Art & Music Books team are thrilled to finally get their hands on a copy of 'Nothing to do but Dream' after a long journey to get here.
We can't wait to sit down with a nice cup of coffee and have a good read. 'Nothing do to but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' is a true one-of-a-kind that you can be proud to own as a collectable item, individually numbered.
Get your copy today for only £9.99 and be part of a project that is the beginning of book series that we at Art & Music Publications have planned: https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop
You can also buy bundles of either 3 copies (£29.97) or 5 copies (£49.95).
Books are numbered, packed and ready to GO! 💌
Postmen all over the world are carrying envelopes with Tracey Emin goodness. We can't wait for you to receive your copy of the book 'Nothing to do but Dream', arriving to your doorstep very soon!
Buy the book here https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop for £9.99 or in bundles of either 3 copies (£29.97) or 5 copies (£49.95). Numbers are available from 1-1000 and only cost £10 per edition on top of the cost of the book and P&P.
Email [email protected] to reserve YOUR edition number!
Also, when you receive your book, post a photo of you and the book! Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag and you could be one of five lucky winners to receive a free copy of the book.
Get ‘em while they’re hot. Our first book written by filmmaker Sebastian Sharples looks back at the making of two landmark films by Tracey Emin.
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We've been busy numbering each individual book. ✏️
Did you know you can choose which numbered copy you get to have when you purchase 'Nothing to do but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin'.
But choose quickly before your number is taken.
Numbers are available from 1-1000 and only cost £10 per edition on top of the cost of the book and P&P.
It may be a gift for a fellow art friend or perhaps a lucky number you need to have!
So before you buy the book, email [email protected] with the number you want to purchase and we will send you instructions on how you can buy it.
Buy the book here https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop for £9.99 or in bundles of either 3 copies (£29.97) or 5 copies (£49.95).
Our new book is a labour of love, a project close to the Art and Music team's hearts. That's why we've chosen to make it a special limited edition of 1000 copies.
Once the 1000 copies are sold, there will be NO further reprints. So get it while you can. (link in bio). You can also make sure it means something extra special to you by choosing which numbered copy you will receive.
Please email [email protected] with the number you want to purchase and we will send you instructions on how to buy it.
'Nothing do to but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' is a true one-of-a-kind that you can be proud to own as a collectable item, individually numbered.
Get your copy today for only £9.99 and be part of a project that is the beginning of book series that we at Art & Music Publications have planned. artandmusicpublications.com/shop
Curious to find out what's inside our new book 'Nothing do to but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin'?
The 64 page book is filled with insight from filmmaker Sebastian Sharples who worked with Tracey Emin on her 2 early films 'Why I Became a Dancer' and 'How it Feels'.
In the book, he reveals what it was like to work with Tracey in the mid-90s, how the films were made and fills in the missing bits of the story.
We also have a terrific foreword by artist Jamie Holman who co-hosted our Facebook live last month and gives his views on the importance of Tracey's work and the stories she tells.
The book will be dispatched THIS WEEK, so make sure you don't miss out on this collectable limited edition book and order your copy now: artandmusicpublications.com/shop
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We've got a sneak peak for you - Art & Music Book's very first edition book, 'Nothing to do but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' by Sebastian Sharples.
Photo straight from the printers showing the very first printed cover before cropping and stitching the book together.
We are SO pleased with the results and can't wait to see it finally bound and published.
Books will be dispatched NEXT WEEK so hurry and get your copy of this collectable and LIMITED edition book 'Nothing do to but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' for only £9.99 plus p&p: https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop
You can also buy bundles of either 3 copies (£29.97) or 5 copies (£49.95).
"Saatchi had opened a gallery over in Swiss Cottage and you could go in for free. You could see a lot of Young British Artist's work." - Sebastian Sharples recalls.
The first use of the term was when entitled his exhibition 'Young British Artists I' in March 1992.
A key artwork from the movement was 's 'My Bed', consisting literally of her dishevelled, stained bed, surrounded by detritus including condoms, slippers and soiled underwear. This piece created an immediate and lasting media impact and further heightened her prominence.
Her early films are less known but tell very powerful stories.
In the book 'Nothing to do but Dream: The Early Films of Tracey Emin' filmmaker Sebastian Sharples reveals what it was like to work with Emin and how the were made.
The book is a collectable LIMITED edition of 1,000 with every copy individually numbered. Buy the book: artandmusicpublications.com/shop
Don't forget our offer ends at midnight tonight! 🌸
Get £2 OFF our new book until midnight tonight. Link here https://artandmusicpublications.com/shop
**Offer ending midnight of Monday 3rd May!**
With £2 off each copy, now is the best time to purchase a so you can share the book with your friends & family.
Offer prices: 1 copy = £7.99 / 3 copies = £23.97 / 5 copies = £39.95. All purchases are plus P&P.
'Nothing do to but Dream, The Early Films of ' is a collectable LIMITED edition of 1,000 with every copy individually numbered. Buy the book now (link in bio). Books will be dispatched from 10th May.
From to and back again. 🐚 ☀️
Filmmaker Sebastian Sharples has worked with Tracey Emin since her first film 'Why I Never Became a Dancer' 1995. Her early films reveal the reasons she left Margate and what happened next.
Get our new book for just £7.99 (usually £9.99) for the next few days only: artandmusicpublications.com/shop
**Offer ending midnight of Monday 3rd May!**
'Nothing do to but Dream, The Early Films of Tracey Emin' is a collectable LIMITED edition of 1,000 with every copy individually numbered.
So why not share the book with your friends & family by purchasing our bundles of either 3 (£23.97) or 5 copies (£39.95). All purchases are plus P&P.
"The story behind these two films really book-end Tracey’s younger, formative years, and galvanise her path to becoming the world-renowned artist she is today." - Sebastian Sharples, from the book 'Nothing to do but Dream'
(buy the book for £9.99 - link in bio)
How it Feels is one of Tracey Emin's most powerful works to date. It is the only film where Sebastian's voice is audible in the final version.
It's difficult to believe that Sebastian had no prior knowledge before the film was made what the context or subject would be and perhaps that's why he was personally so affected.
This is the first time he has talked about the making of the film and the part he played.
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