WHEN BOOKS WERE FAMOUS
HARLAND MILLER 16TH JUNE - 17TH JULY 2021 8811 BEVERLY BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES
Maddox Gallery Los Angeles is proud to present ‘When Books Were Famous’, an exhibition of works created by British artist and novelist, Harland Miller. Launching his career as a writer in 2000, and then as an artist one year later with his first series of reimagined Penguin Book covers, Miller’s canvases marry his love for words and art by depicting the dust jackets of classic novels with sardonic titles and taglines. With the belief that books are not only the carrier of tales but also objects in their own right, Miller applies his skill as a novelist to every painting, setting up each of his large-scale canvases with the potential for its own unique narrative. Featuring an array of popular prints as well as paintings, including ‘Love Saves the Day’ and ‘Who Cares Wins’, When Books Were Famous promises an unprecedented look at Miller’s oeuvre.
LOVE A DECISIVE BLOW AGAINST IF, 2013 Oil on Canvas 93” x 61”
LOVE SAVES THE DAY, 2014 Screenprint 57” x 41”
WHO CARES WINS, 2016 Hand finished in Colours 23” x 17”
DEATH, WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME, 2019 Oil on Silkscreen 59” x 43”
INTERNATIONAL LONELY GAL, 2009 Oil on Canvas 88” x 61”
BLONDE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, 2013 Screenprint 59” x 43”
INCURABLE ROMANTIC SEEKS DIRTY FILTHY WHORE, 2011 Oil on Canvas 59” x 39”
TONIGHT WE MAKE HISTORY, 2018 Etching with Block Printing 41” x 29” | 69” x 47”
I’M SO FUCKING HARD, 2001 Oil on Canvas 84” x 61”
I AM THE ONE I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, 2019 Oil on Silkscreen 59” x 45”
SELF OBSESSION - WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?, 2018 Oil and Acrylic on Paper 60” x 48”
THE HOUSE OF FAIRY TALES (INTERNATIONAL LONELY GUY), 2008 Lithograph 14” x 12”
THE ME I NEVER KNEW, 2001 Oil on Canvas 88” x 61”
DEATH, WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME Hand Finished Print 44” x 36”
SOMEBODY DOWN THERE LIKES ME Hand Finished Print 55” x 37”
ONE WAY DONKEY RIDE TO HELL, 2013 Oil on Canvas 84” x 61”
INCURABLE ROMANTIC SEEKS DIRTY FILTHY WHORE, 2011 Inkjet Print 17” x 13”
ARMAGEDDON, 2017 Etching with Blockprinting 71” x 47”
THOUGHT AFTER FILTHY THOUGHT, 2019 Etching with Relief Printing 58” x 35”
IN SHADOWS I BOOGIE, 2019 Etching with Relief Printing 58” x 35”
ACE, 2019 Etching with Woodcut | Woodcut 40” x 28 | 66” x 47”
MURDER - WE’VE ALL DONE IT, 2012 Oil on Wood 108” x 72”
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