Following on from Based Upon’s award-winning book Manual, Liminalism captures twenty years of the London artist. This non-linear work invites viewers to explore its pages through live indexing, offering a collection of thought-provoking visual pairings that document Based Upon’s exploration in landscape and the epic sculptural works that result from its process.
Becoming a philosophical treatise, Liminalism illustrates that truth exists not only in those things which can be named, but in the apparent space between them. Readers are invited to allow the images to act as edges between which a connective tissue can be found. In bringing awareness to the liminal space between these pairings, each viewer creates their own exhibition, while the artist offers a poetic reflection on life as a creator.
Details
UK release: 28 May 2026
US release: 23 June 2026
ISBN: 978-1-917627-09-2
Size: 33 cm × 30 cm, portrait
Binding: Hardback
RRP: £55, $75
Extent: 156 pp
Illustrations: 124 colour, 12 b&w
Contributors: Ian Abell, Meagan Kelly Horsman
Editor: Based Upon
Designer: Based Upon
Publishers: Hurtwood Press, London, and Based Upon, London
Printed in: UK
Guided by founders Ian and Richard Abell for over twenty years, Based Upon counts some of the world’s most influential figures and notable collectors as clients. It has exhibited internationally at major art fairs and in solo and group shows across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Artworks can be seen publicly in cultural capitals from Mumbai and New York to London and Hong Kong, as well as in collections of luxury brands including Tiffany & Co., Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Steinway & Sons, for whom it has created commemorative works for landmark moments.
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