Based on seven years research by the authors Jill Seddon, Peter Seddon and Anthony McIntosh, the book is a representative survey of every public monument and sculpture in the entire county.The book covers all periods from medieval examples to the present day. In addition to the entries, each with full commentary and information, there is an introduction, a comprehensive bibliography and biographical entries of the sculptors. Published in 2014, it has 222 pages, 251 illustrations (b+w) and is available in hardback only from Liverpool University Press. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
Published in Jan 2015 to coincide with the exhibition, Caritas (Oct 2014 - Jan 2015) at the Musée de Picardie, the book contains four discursive essays on the themes of the exhibition by the curators, Sabine Canzanave, Sophie Flauvel, Barry Barker and Peter Seddon together with an essay Between Two Flags: five saints and two tricolours at war: 1801-1815, by the English historian, Martyn Bennett. The text is in English and French (91 pages) and has commentary and information notices about all the selected works. There are 31 full colour illustrations.The illustration on the cover shows the Salon of Study curated by Barry Barker. The book is available from the Musée De Picardie via their website.
Published jointly by the Musée Des Beaux Arts, Nîmes and the University of Brighton in 2007 to co-incide with the exhibition Tête-à-Tête, (Nov 2007-Feb 2008). The book contains a preface by museum director, Pascal Trarieux, an introduction by Peter Seddon, and four essays, by Stephen Bann, Martyn Bennett, Peter Seddon and Barry Barker. Published in one volume, the text is in English (64 pages) and in French (66 pages) it contains 6 colour illustrations and two flick book animations are inserted amongst the text pages. The book is available directly from Peter Seddon (see contact page) or from the Musée Des Beaux Arts, Nîmes.
Published in 2003 by The Centre for Contemporary Visual Arts, University of Brighton, to co-incide with the exhibition [email protected], Rochdale City Art Gallery, the book explores the concept of historiographic practice. It contains four polemical essays on the historiography of the Civil War and Cromwell, a diary of a mentoring program and three recorded conversations between Peter Seddon and the curator/gallerist Andrew Wheatley. It is a complete record of the mentoring scheme with Andrew Wheatley that led up to the exhibition at Rochdale and is available directly from Peter Seddon (see contact page).
Published by Manchester University Press in 2000, this book of essays was edited by David Green and Peter Seddon. It contains an introduction on Art, historiographical practice and the ends of history jointly authored by the editors, followed by nine essays written by artist/critics and art historians, Terry Atkinson, Jon Bird, Orianna Baddeley, Brandon Taylor Joanna Lowry, Katy Deepwell, David Green and Peter Seddon.The essays use a range of theoretical and critical perspectives to examine how modern and contemporary artists engage with questions of history and its representation. These questions are explored through the work of artists such Jeff Wall, Robert Smithson, Gerhard Richter and Louise Bourgeois. (161 pages, 44 b+w illustrations.)