John Golding

Caminos a Lo Absoluto (Noema)

John Golding was a right wing (in Labour Party terms) trade union leader in the 1980s and then became a Labour MP. This book tells the tale of his batles with the Labour left, particularly Tony Benn and Eric Heffer. The book is published posthumously.

Defeating Tony Benn, Eric Heffer and Militant in the Battle for the Labour Party

Hammer of the Left

National Gallery of Canada

The Mechanic

Fernand Léger

Cubism: a History and an Analysis, 1907-1914

A History and an Analysis, 1907-1914

Cubism

John Golding brings to his writing the sure eye and profound sensitivity of a practicing artist. Perhaps best known for his seminal history of Cubism, Golding has long been regarded as one of the most outstanding art historians and critics of our time. This volume brings together many of his most important essays, and its publication will be celebrated not only by his admirers, but by lovers of art and language everywhere. Visions of The Modern covers a vast range of twentieth-century art, from Matisse and Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, to aspects of postwar American art. Some essays have been out of print, while others have appeared in periodicals not easily accessible to the average reader. Taken together, they establish a sustained, deeply informed account of many of the grandest moments in the art of this century. A much admired painter, Golding's unique balance of eye and mind infuses his exceedingly literate criticism. Combining a meticulousness in matters of fact with a capacity to write in a lucid, jargon-free manner, he addresses equally the sophisticated art historian, the cultural historian, and the general reader. An appendix to the volume is in the form of a dialogue between Golding and the philosopher Richard Wollheim. It provides additional insights into the origins and aims of abstract art, as well as revealing the mind of an invigorating artist at work.

Visions of the Modern

Pablo Picasso

Sir Roland Penrose

Hayward Gallery

Dominique Bozo

It presents more than 500 of the paintings, collages, sketches, and sculptures in Picasso's massive private collection, dispersed throughout three discrete locations.

An Exhibition from the Musée Picasso, Paris

Picasso's Picassos

“We went into the general election with an unelectable leader, in a state of chaos with a manifesto that might have swept us to victory in cloud cuckoo land, but which was held in contempt in the Britain of 1983.” It is said that those who do not learn from past mistakes are doomed to repeat them, and though Golding was describing the Labour Party of the early 1980s, he could just as easily have been talking about its situation today. A lurch to the left and a party in turmoil — the ascension of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader will, for many, trigger only unhappy memories of the dark days of the 1970s and ’80s, when the party was plagued by a civil war that threatened to end all hopes of re-election. In that battle, moderate elements fought the illiberal hard left for the soul of Labour; that they won, paving the way for later electoral successes, was down to men and women like John Golding. In this visceral, no-holds-barred account, Golding describes how he took on and helped defeat the Militant Tendency and the rest of the hard left, providing not only a vivid portrait of political intrigue and warfare, but a timely reminder for the party of today of the dangers of disunity and of drifting too far from electoral reality.

The Battle For the Soul of the Labour Party

John Golding

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