Leonor Antunes - The Apparent Length Of A Floor Area

Published on the occasion of Leonor Antunes' exhibition the apparent length of a floor area, curator Briony Fer who collaborated with us on previous solo exhibitions of work by Eva Hesse and Gabriel Orozco, has written a catalogue to accompany the exhibition, and examine Antunes's work in the context of the largely overlooked modernist legacies it unearths. New photography will celebrate Antunes's engagement with Fruitmarket. Portuguese, Berlin-based artist Leonor Antunes works with traditions of modernist art, architecture and design through sculpture made and displayed with the specifics of a given place in mind. The forms and materials of her sculptures reference a history of modernism embedded in the work of its less visible protagonists; overlooked, often female, artists and designers. This cast of historical 'companions' enters Antunes' work in enigmatic ways - through an echo of form or measurement, or the replication of a particular knot, hinge, colour or material - infusing it with their spirit and sensibility. Recent research has led Antunes to the work of architect, designer and writer Sadie Speight, whose work included a house in Cumbria for textile designer Alistair Morton of Edinburgh Weavers. Cork, a traditional Portuguese material Antunes has used frequently in her previous work, now has a different resonance for her, inspired by Speight's extensive use of it in her interiors. The exhibition includes existing and new work as well as the cork floor and extends through all the spaces of Fruitmarket - the airy modernism of the Exhibition Galleries and the rough materiality of the Warehouse. It is curated by Briony Fer. Hardback cover in 2 matt paper finishes, ochre yellow and burnt umber with blind emboss (taken from the floor work here at the Fruitmarket) and black text.