Tracey Warr's art texts have been developed as an 'embedded' writer, writing with rather than about artists. Throughout her various modes of art writing, she argues against binaries and focuses on the stream of consciousness, the more than human, and remoteness. Her essays tangle with punk art, art and ecology, endurance art, performance art, site-specific art, and women's art. Warr's writing engages with the making processes of contemporary artists, including Marina Abramovic, Ackroyd and Harvey, Tine Bech, Brook and Black, Bruce Gilchrist, Marcus Coates, Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva, London Fieldworks, Hayley Newman, Optik, Alan Smith, Emily Speed, Christian Thompson, James Turrell, Urbonas Studio, and more.

Writing in the Vicinity of Art Volume 1 - Writing in the Vicinity of Art, #1

Viking Raids at the End of Time.972. Tallinn. Sigrid, a Norwegian girl, is sold in the slave market and separated from her brothers. As a slave in the French Limousin, she stubbornly clings to her pagan identity. Audebert is imprisoned in a grim dungeon for his brother's crime. If Audebert is ever released, he has a life to lead, a great destiny to fulfil. Guy will soon be viscount of Limoges but fears exposure of his near-blindness and challenge to his authority. Adalmode and Aina are great heiresses attempting to resist the unwelcome pressures of the marriage market. Their stories tangle with questions of nobility, freedom, friendship and courage in the highly stratified and often brutal society of early medieval Europe. Amid Viking raids, fears of The End of Time and turbulent power struggles, The Viking Hostage tells these interweaving stories in late 10th century France and Wales.'Three instantly likeable women fight the system from within.' The Book Bag

The Viking Hostage

1107. A kidnap and a devastating shipwreck. King Henry I reigns over England, Normandy and Wales, but his rule is far from secure. He faces treacherous assassination attempts and rebellion. Nuns and bards are tasked as spies to carry dangerous messages across the kingdom. The Welsh noblewoman, Nest ferch Rhys, is settled in Wales with her Norman husband but her brother is gathering support to reclaim his kingdom, and another Welsh prince has not forgotten that he was once betrothed to marry Nest. While dissent grows, a secret passion is revealed, and Nest and her Cambro-Norman children are placed in dire peril. Nest ferch Rhys is embedded in Norman society, but where do her heart and loyalty belong, and who can she trust?Book II in the Conquest trilogy centring on Nest ferch Rhys and the reign of King Henry I.'The drawbridge came down and I ventured in. I was not disappointed.' The Book Trail

The Drowned Court - Conquest, #2

1093. An invasion and a curse. The three sons of William the Conqueror fight with each other for control of the Anglo-Norman kingdom created by their father's conquest. The Norman Marcher lords are let loose to consolidate the conquest of Wales, pushing across the English border to the east and invading from the sea to the south. Nest ferch Rhys is the daughter of the king of south-west Wales. Captured during the Norman assault on her father's lands, she is raised by her captors, the powerful Montgomery family. Nest is groomed to be the wife of a Norman, despite her pre-existing betrothal to a Welsh prince. Arnulf Montgomery has taken over her father's lands and is her intended husband, but Count Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, is also captivated by the Welsh noblewoman. Who will Nest marry, and can the Welsh rebels oust the Normans?  Book I in the Conquest trilogy centring on the turbulent life of Nest ferch Rhys and the reign of King Henry I.'I could not put this book down from the moment I started it. I practically inhaled the content.' Poppy Coburn

Daughter of the Last King - Conquest, #1

This definitive work charts the evolution of an influential movement that continues to provoke controversy today. Over 250 images of performance, painting, photography, sculpture and installation bring together the largely untold story of these influential works with clear, insightful, explanatory texts. A survey by Amelia Jones, a leading authority on body and performance art, illustrates the genre’s inimitable insight into the social and culture upheavals of the last sixty years. Includes work from Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Chris Burden, Ana Mendieta, Vito Acconci, Marina Abramovi?, Matthew Barney, Marc Quinn, Tracey Emin, Mona Hatoum and many more.

The Artists Body

Au cours du XXe siècle, de nombreux artistes ont utilisé leur corps à la fois comme sujet et comme objet de leur œuvre. Attaché ou battu, nu ou couvert de peinture, placide ou secoué de spasmes, le corps est présenté dans tous les états possibles, l'artiste vivant littéralement son art, que ce soit en public, dans le cadre de performances, ou dans l'intimité, avec la photographie et la vidéo. Ces artistes renouvellent la tradition de l'autoportrait et participent de cette nouvelle tendance consistant à sortir l'art des galeries et à le déplacer dans des lieux inattendus et des médias inhabituels. Abolissant les barrières entre l'art et la vie, entre l'expérience visuelle et l'expérience sensuelle, ils rendent compte du sentiment d'angoisse et de désarroi qui marque notre époque. Cet ouvrage présente le travail d'artistes fondateurs tels que Marcel Duchamp et Jackson Pollock, puis celui d'artistes importants qui ont fait de leur corps leur moyen d'expression - comme Carolee Schneemann, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Yoko Ono, dans les années 1960 ; Chris Burden, Ana Mendieta, Vito Acconci, Marina Abramovic, dans les années 1970 ; et, plus récemment, Matthew Barney Yasumasa Morimura ou Mona Hatoum. Amelia Jones, auteur de l'essai introductif et spécialiste de ce domaine, présente les œuvres de ces artistes en les replaçant dans le contexte social de leur temps.

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