Richard Hamilton Word and Image: Prints 1963 - 2007

“A medium need not sit in isolated purity. It has always been my contention that the first objective is to achieve a compelling image.”

This 155-page publication traces Richard Hamilton's groundbreaking printmaking career. The book begins in 1963 with Hamilton’s first use of screenprint to create Adonis in Y Fronts, and traces the themes of interiors, bathers, flower pieces, self-portraits, collected words, Ulysses and late prints which were informed by the offerings of new technology. The book ends with the artist's final print made in 2007, a digital reinterpretation of a folded collage originally sold within the Beatles White Album, which had been designed by Hamilton in 1968.

Alongside each artwork are notes written by Hamilton, plus footnotes by gallery founder and co-director Alan Cristea, included to clarify or contextualise. Further texts written by Hamilton years prior, in which the artist discusses the different printmaking techniques he employs, can be read alongside a commissioned essay by critic Jonathan Jones.

Publisher: Cristea Roberts Gallery
Published: 2013