He was delightfully disdainful of the art market and quite ready to expound on the venality of dealers and auction houses alike. He was a perfectionist and refused ever to compromise. He had the courage of his convictions and an unshakeable confidence in his own beliefs. His work was far too for cerebral for it ever to prove ‘popular’, with the extraordinary scope of his interests and accomplishments acting as a deterrent to broad acceptance. He was relatively neglected from the early 1970s through the late 1980s only emerging as an artist of immense significance in the Postmodernist period (and he himself remained uninterested in the laissez-faire ethos of Postmodernism). I first met Richard Hamilton in 1974 and went on to work closely with him for over thirty years. Spotlighted themes include artworks that address political subjects, explore interiors and portraiture, and Hamilton’s fusion of art and technology. The In Focus series will comprise further film content, a closer look at Michael Bracewell’s new book Modern World: The Art of Richard Hamilton , and the launch of the first episode of our new podcast series. This includes a screening of a documentary made in 1991 with Richard Hamilton and his former student, the musician Bryan Ferry. We begin with Defining Pop, which delves into Hamilton’s relationship to pop art, a term he first coined in the mid 1950s. Over the next few weeks we will provide an insight into Hamilton’s creative process and his breadth of visual experimentation through a weekly In Focus series exploring the core themes and subjects that underpinned his work for over 60 years. “ Richard Hamilton: Towards a Definitive Statement is a major retrospective celebrating arguably the most influential British artist of his generation, Richard Hamilton (1922 – 2011), which was due to open in our gallery in early January 2021 but can now be seen online only it coincides with the publication of a new book by Michael Bracewell that provides a fresh interpretation of an artist whose achievements and legacy remain unmatched.
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