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21 is an illustrated art book publishing company. It is a co-venture set up by David Bowie, Sir Timothy Sainsbury, gallery-owner Bernard Jacobson, and Karen Wright, editor of Modern Painters. Its first publication, launched in May 1997, was Blimey! From Bohemia to Britpop: The London Artworld from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst, by Matthew Collings-art critic, TV presenter and former editor of British art magazine Artscribe. This was followed in March 1998 by Nat Tate: An American Artist 1928-1960 by award-winning novelist William Boyd. In January 1999 It Hurts: New York Art from Warhol to Now by Matthew Collings, with photographs by Ian MacMillan, was published. The book was launched in New York in April 1999. |
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Small publishing houses are rapidly disappearing; we have a chance to do things that might not get through big committees.
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Art is not elite any more. We want to keep the writing accessible - the same number of people who go to rock concerts go to museums and galleries.
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This is a long way from the ususal saga of debts and damp premises. With money, clout and expertise like this, it's hard to imagine anything 21 couldn't do.
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