Almost Patagonia
A Chapbook by A. Robert Lee
Cover by Alexander Adams
After/Après Francis Bacon is a suite of 21 poems by Alexander Adams based on the life and art of Anglo-Irish painter Francis Bacon. It follows his story from childhood to death, including key parts of his life, evoking his art, milieu and residences. Partly set in Paris and Monaco, the entire sequence has been translated into French by Mme Peggy Pacini.
The English original text and French translation are set out on parallel pages. It includes one colour illustration by the author.
First edition, 60pp, one col. illustrations, English/French, 140gsm cream paper, one-colour cover, A5 size, ISBN 978-1-9999614-2-8, 250 copies.
From Golconda Fine Art Books, February 2022.
On Art II is illustrated with 10 drawings, none previously published, and it follows the format of On Art (2018).
This new collection gathers 10 poems and one essay by Alexander Adams related to art. On Art II covers subjects such as memory, history, imagination, travel and art including that by Bruegel, Magritte, Dutch painters and others. A short essay discusses the author’s life drawings, with images.
Printed on cream paper, paperback, double-stapled spine, A5 size, 41 pages, May 2020, paperback, 10 mono illustrations, special edition, ISBN 978-1-9999614-1-1.
From Golconda Fine Art Books, 2020.
This chapbook contains 11 poems, one story, one essay, notes and author data (including colophon), seven mono illustrations.
First edition: 11 poems and one story about making and looking at art; including art by Bosch, ter Borch, David Inshaw, Vermeer and others. One essay discussing the author's experience with writing and publishing verse and discussing the role of illustration. Seven mono illustrations relating to the text. All previously unpublished material.
36 pages, A5 (21 x 15cm) size, paperback, two-staple binding, paperback.
From Golconda Fine Art Books, 2018. ISBN 978-1-9999614-0-4. Published January 10th, 2018.
On Dead Mountain is a long narrative poem about the true mystery of Dyatlov Pass. The poem describes the last day of a party of skiers in the isolated mountains of central Russia and suggests a universal meaning for this enduring mystery. English original text and translation into Russian. With explanatory endnotes.
By Golconda Fine Art Books, 2015, translated by Viktoria Grivina.
60 pages, 11 illustrations., including two fold-outs.
ISBN: 978 0 9550843 8 6.
From Golconda Fine Art Books
Alexander Adams: Nouvelles Peintures, 2018, Simon Wilson, AA, six pages, size A5, catalogue for exhibition in Paris. French text.
Alexander Adams and Portraiture, 2013, Alexander Adams, 48 pages, 31 illustrations.
Catalogue for solo exhibition (Wales), covers AA’s art in relation to portraits, defaced paintings, drawings, nude portraits and work relating to the figure. Introduction by AA, with extracts of letters and essays by AA. Including bibliography and exhibitions list.
From Golconda Fine Art Books.
ISBN: 978 0955 0843 5 5.
Alexander Adams: Paintings on Paper, 2008, Oliver Varney, Alexander Adams, translated by Velimira Popova, 48 pages, seven illustrations.
Catalogue for solo exhibition in Varna, Bulgaria, covers watercolours, ink-washes and acrylic paintings. Interview of AA by Varney. Brief chronology of AA’s life and work. English original text and translation into Bulgarian. Including bibliography and exhibitions list.
From Golconda Fine Art Books.
ISBN: 978 0 9550843 2 4.
Alexander Adams: Ruins and Landscapes/Ruinen und Landschaften, 2007, Sue Prideaux, Alexander Adams, translated by Luise Verey, English/German text, 12 pages, 36 illustrations.
Catalogue for touring solo exhibition (Wales and London), covers paintings of ruins, landscapes, tree paintings and snowscapes.
Prideaux considers AA’s ruins and tree paintings in context of his travels in Norway and Europe. Extracts from letters written by AA to Prideaux.
English original text and translation into German. Including bibliography and exhibitions list.
From Golconda Fine Art Books.
ISBN: 9780955084331.
Alexander Adams: Works on Paper, 2004, Edward Lucie-Smith, Alexander Adams, 48 pages, 41 illustrations.
Catalogue for touring solo exhibition of UK, covers prints, drawings and paintings. Lucie-Smith’s essay sets AA in context. Subjects include defaced paintings, prints, landscapes. Including bibliography and exhibitions list.
From Golconda Fine Art Books, 2004.
ISBN: 1 900941 76 7.