Stephen Ellcock

Cosmic Dance

Over 250 powerful, profound and playful images to help us through our daily lives, selected by internationally renowned Facebook curator Stephen Ellcock.

Uplifting Art for Troubling Times

All Good Things

A darkly evocative compendium of images exploring natural, constructed, imaginary, and subconscious underworlds, curated by renowned image collector and social media figure Stephen Ellcock.

A Compelling Journey Through Subterranean Realms, Real and Imagined

Underworlds

Mat Osman

Bestselling author and online curator Stephen Ellcock selects pivotal images to chart the fiery and chaotic spirit of England as it has developed over several thousand years – and continues to develop. With texts by novelist and musician Mat Osman that reclaim Albion as an unhinged and rebellious magical kingdom that is open to all. "Stephen Ellcock consistently blows my mind" – Kara Walker This is a ground-breaking exploration through images of England's psychic landscapes: of the land itself, scarred by ancient tracks, chalk carvings and standing stones; of the wild places – mountain, moorland and seascape; of the farmlands scattered with medieval churches and ruins; and of the folkloric rituals and occult investigations of the people who inhabit its villages and cities. Whether your family has lived here for four thousand years or for four, we are all castaways on Albion's shore. The book shares more than two hundred carefully selected images ranging from medieval psalters, to photographs of seasonal celebrations past and present, to stills from iconic television and film, to depictions of the English landscape and soul from a wide range of artists through the centuries. The images are accompanied by texts by Mat Osman woven around the central themes of Ellcock's choices, exploring magic and mazes, ghosts and gardens, shipwrecks and cities. These poetic renderings of a spectral isle together with Ellcock's hallucinatory visual journey reclaim Albion as an eternally unhinged and rebellious magic kingdom – an England on fire.

A Visual Journey through Albion's Psychic Landscape

England on Fire

A brilliant awakening to our vast shared potential and creative energy for change, from the beloved social media curator Stephen Ellcock. Featuring 240 reproductions of art, photography and objects, selected from cultures through history and across the globe, as well as from living artists such as Zanele Muholi, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Ellen Gallagher, Shirin Neshat and Gillian Wearing, this is an extraordinary collection of powerfully inspiring imagery on the nature of challenge and change. 'Perfect for our time.' Adrian Searle, Guardian 'In compiling The Book of Change my aim was to combine fragments of the visual culture of the past - drawing upon as many different traditions, geographical locations and eras as possible - with work by contemporary artists and photographers and illustrators, extracting inspiration from the raw material of the world to create a unique patchwork that attempts to reimagine existence. 'By reassembling, repurposing and repositioning fragments of the past and combining them with new visions and fresh ways of seeing, a collage of unfamiliar, unspoiled possibilities can emerge, exorcizing the ghosts of struggles, failures and traumas past, providing glimpses of a better world, of overgrown paths in the clearing, of potential routes out of crisis into a brighter, bolder future.' 'Itinerant image-scavenging art-fugitive Stephen Ellcock returns with a new book revealing that beneath his acerbic, feral and rarefied exterior lies a large, kind and generous heart. When you get right down to it, in life and art, love is the message, and The Book of Change brings forth the codes, keys and surreal visions leading to brighter days.' Simon Armstrong, Tate Modern 'Stephen Ellcock brightens our dark world.' Kara Walker, artist

Images to Inspire Revelations and Revolutions

The Book of Change

Bored of business jargon? Tired of hearing the same expressions at meetings and in emails? This game brings a fresh perspective to the world of office speak. From more recent sign-of-the-times expressions such as 'al desco' and 'influencer' to old favorites like 'blue-sky thinking' (via linguistic gems including 'entremanure'!), this 'repurposing' of the classic game of bingo will provide endless fun for anyone who's ever worked in an office. The accompanying booklet clarifies the origin and usage of all the expressions included, so players can use (or avoid) them as they wish – a 'win-win situation!

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