The Apple is Everything

A provocative new book from artist Barnaby Barford, who explores the impact of the apple on history and culture.

In mythology, art history and religious iconography, the apple has been imbued with every imaginable human desire. It has been a symbol of love and beauty, of temptation, of immortality, peace, death and poison, of sin and redemption. From Adam and Eve to the trials of Heracles, to the art of Cézanne and Magritte, to Newton’s theory of gravity, the death of Alan Turing and the growth of Steve Jobs, the apple resonates throughout western culture. It is Snow White, William Tell, it is The Beatles and the Viking gods, it is even the American frontier.

Now, Barnaby Barford offers a celebration of this fruit, exploring its impact on the history of humankind. Apples have become a recent feature of Barford’s eye-catching installations, whether ripe and healthy or in a state of decay. The Apple is Everything guides the reader through Barford’s work and ideology.

Barnaby Barford is a London based artist and Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, University of Arts London. His work is part of many public and private collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas, and the National Libraries of France and the Netherlands. 

• Dimensions 23.5 x 16.5 x 2.7 cm
• ISBN 9781788841641
• Hardback Yes
• Number of illustrations 246 Illustrations, colour
• Publisher ACC Art Books
• No of pages 288