Brian Clarke: Christophe

In 2009, Brian Clarke published Brian Clarke: Christophe: a curated selection of excerpts from his sketchbooks, centred around the male form.

In 2009, Brian Clarke published Brian Clarke: Christophe: a curated selection of excerpts from his sketchbooks, centred around the male form.

Publisher Steidl writes:

‘The book charts the progress of the ambiguous, eponymous youth as his representation weaves through photographs, collages, watercolours and pencil drawings from Clarke's sketchbooks. Juxtaposing erotic drawings, newspaper clippings, hotel stationery, and photos of foliage and marble sculptures, Clarke explores how the overlappings and gaps between these media shape the representation of a character. A self-contained work on its own, Christophe is also a compact version of one of the seven volumes from Clarke's WORK […].’