ZOO ART FAIR 2007
SAW THE LAUNCH OF THE HIM BOOK BY ROBERT GORDON McHARG III FRSA
- PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED BY TROLLEY -
AND THE UNVEILING OF McHARG SCULPTURE “HIM FOR SALE”.
HIM BOOK 101 PORTRAITS OF HIM, A LIFE SIZE SCULPTURE OF CHARLES SAATCHI
“It’s the biggest action figure I’ll ever own, it’s all about the artist collecting the collector,a David and Goliath battle over power and punch lines,” says McHarg.
“It’s the biggest action figure I’ll ever own, it’s all about the artist collecting the collector,a David and Goliath battle over power and punch lines,” says McHarg.
McHarg is an Underground artist, curator and gallerist based in London. His Subway Gallery,is situated in a pedestrian subway underneath the Marylebone flyover (Edgware Road Tube Stations) Within the gallery you will find on many occasions a life-size sculpture of one of the most important and renowned collectors of modern art in the world.
In recent years he has become a reclusive but intriguing figure. His influence to form opinion and success on new artists is unparalleled, his reputation as quietly moving through studios, galleries and art fairs, snapping up those that take his interest and dropping those of who he has had enough, makes him equally loved and loathed. Who better to transform into many wonderful disguises as HIM. This is a humorous subversion of the art world, where the artist takes matters into his own hands – and collects the collector.
In recent years he has become a reclusive but intriguing figure. His influence to form opinion and success on new artists is unparalleled, his reputation as quietly moving through studios, galleries and art fairs, snapping up those that take his interest and dropping those of who he has had enough, makes him equally loved and loathed. Who better to transform into many wonderful disguises as HIM. This is a humorous subversion of the art world, where the artist takes matters into his own hands – and collects the collector.
PUBLISHER: TROLLEY
ISBN: 978-1-904563-62-4
ISBN: 978-1-904563-62-4
Publication Year: 2007
Binding: Softback
Pages: 205
Format: 105 x 148
Illustrations: 101 colour
Retail Price: UK £14.99 \ US $29.99 \ EURO €24.99 \ CAN $32.95 \ AUS $
Designer: Smash
List: Contemporary Art
