Pushing paper : contemporary drawing from 1970 to now / edited by Isabel Seligman ; preface by Hugo Chapman.

"With 126 illustrations."

"Published to accompany the exhibition Pushing paper: contemporary drawing from 1970 to now at the British Museum from 12 September 2019 to 12 January 2020"--Title page verso.

"A subsequent UK tour forms part of the British Museum's National Programmes: Culture Durham, Durham University, 29 February-17 May 2020; The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, 13 June-5 September 2020; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 19 September-29 November 2020; The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley, 9 December 2020-6 March 2021"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Systems and process / Andrew Parkinson -- Identity / Alix Collingwood-Swinburn -- Place and space / Alison Cooper -- Time and memory / Isabel Seligman -- Power and protest / Katy Freer.

Focusing on 56 selected works from the 1970s to today, 'Pushing paper' examines why drawing has endured as a method of making art, and explores the vital and fundamental nature of drawing through themes such as systems and process, identity, place and space, time and memory, and power and protest. These broad themes allow for original connections to be made between images. Supported by the Bridget Riley Art Foundation, the book showcases work by major contemporary artists from around the world, including Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Judy Chicago, Adel Daoud, Richard Deacon, Tacita Dean, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, Richard Hamilton, Jacob El Hanani, David Hockney, Ellen Gallagher, Andrzej Jackowski, Anish Kapoor, Anselm Kiefer, Minjung Kim, Marcia Kure, Nja Mahdaoui, Sol LeWitt, Bahman Mohassess, David Nash, Eduardo Paolozzi, Cornelia Parker, Grayson Perry, Gerhard Richter, Bridget Riley, Susan Schwalb, Hamid Sulaiman, Imran Qureshi, Hajra Waheed and Rachel Whiteread, as well as works by lesser-known artists. Pushing paper provides an analysis of the status of drawing in the world of contemporary art.