London Calling: Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach, and Kitaj

The current exhibition "London Calling" at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is a long overdue group show of the School of London painters in the United States. Housed in a gorgeous venue not far from where R B Kitaj created his last paintings in Westwood, "London Calling" is a seismic event in the L.A. art scene. Gathering paintings, drawings, and prints of London based compatriots Frances Bacon, Lucian Freud, Leon Kossoff, Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach and R.B. Kitaj the exhibit lets us into a world of vision and exploration. The paint on many of the artworks seems fresh and often the color sings.Elena Crippa has shepherded the exhibition into a marvelous catalog. Catherine Lampert adds perspective and nuance to the book. This is a must have volume for anyone interested in figurative art. Actually this is an important addition to any library. I urge you to visit "London Calling" at the Getty and to add the book to your collection.

Very nicely produced art book, excellent paper quality and it introduces you to six different artists. The negative is there are only a handful of each artists work but for the price it is a keeper.

I recently visited The Getty and saw the London Calling exhibit. I wanted this high-quality book as a memento, but I didn't want to try to squeeze it into my already overflowing luggage. Perfect solution -- Amazon! It's the same price as in the Museum Store and it was waiting for me a day after I got home.

This is a well presented and illustrated presentation of this outstanding exhibit. It is not a heavy, pretentious coffee table book. High quality printing, informative text and manageable size and weight. Thank you Getty Museum.

Excellent book, excellent condition.