Salon Paintings brings together works from Hurvin Anderson’s practice that focus on barbershops – a subject the artist utilises to explore notions of home and nationality. Since first painting these spaces in 2006, Anderson has regularly revisited and reworked his barbershops, looking to different painting styles and subverting the lines between abstraction and figuration.
The cover typography – printed in a vibrant yellow onto an acetate jacket, and layered over Barbershop (2006) – is set in an extended, heavy sans serif that takes reference from vernacular barbershop signage. This approach extends within the catalogue, where text is justified in a nod to Anderson’s recent grid-like works. The artist’s sketches and reference images are interleaved throughout the publication on a lightweight recycled paper, offering visual breaks between the paintings and an insight into Anderson’s working process.
This is the third title in The Hepworth Wakefield’s publishing series documenting work by leading contemporary artists, including Christina Quarles and Jadé Fadojutimi.
