‘There is no such thing as forgotten art. There are only forgotten artists. And a hell of a lot of them too.’
D H Laven (1952- ) is an Australian art historian who has dedicated his career to forgotten art and artists. His works include Heja Ceja! The current state of Venezuelan art (1988), Pygmy Pot-painters (1990), Baroque Modes (1991), The Great Spoon-makers of Sheffield: A Reappraisal (1993), Modernist-Post: The Dead Letter Office (1998), Shocked to Boredom: British Art Now (2004) and the forthcoming The Story of Forgotten Art. Many of his articles were originally published by Underneath the Bunker. They include:
‘Worm Tensions’: The Forgotten Art of Eugene Matendre
‘Leave Us Alone!’: The Remarkable Case of the Tombs at Khum Tash
‘Lights Out’: The Unfortunate Art of Luis Recagis
‘Nurtured From Pain’: The Bruised Beauty of Maria von Uppelhart
The Cloven Conspiracy?: Sir Anthony Tosh and the Hereford Heresy
Henry A Hunt: Well-Forgotten and Yet Overlooked?
‘Opening New Doors?’: Art and The West Melbourne Community Sports Centre
Laetitia Blauman
The Death Sheds of Colney Rise
See also:
On Laven (1) and (2)
All of these articles will be re-published on this site in due course.
