Raqib Shaw - Palazzo Della Memoria

Published by White Cube in collaboration with Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice, this bilingual publication coincides with an exhibition of new paintings by Raqib Shaw, curated by Sir Norman Rosenthal who is also the author of one of the two texts in the book. The exhibition, of twelve recent works, draws on Venetian and Italian Old Master iconographies to reflect on the loss of homeland and the state of exile. Using paintings by Giorgione and Tintoretto as compositional sources, Shaw's depictions of richly verdant landscapes, informed by the gardens of his own south London studio, are the settings for his uniquely personal meditations on memory and loss. Multiple topographies, landscapes, histories and life experiences collide in his new works. Designed by Studio Ard, this publication magnifies the glorious opulence and exacting detail of Shaw's paintings. Titled in a typeface that recalls memento mori capitals, the book's design complements Shaw's own embossed motifs.