{"product_id":"pre-order-robert-ryman-the-real-thing","title":"PRE-ORDER - Robert Ryman: The Real Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER ONLY. RELEASES LATE OCTOBER 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 432-page exhibition catalogue accompanying the major new retrospective at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barbican.org.uk\/whats-on\/2026\/event\/robert-ryman-the-real-thing\"\u003eBarbican Art Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e (10\/8\/2026-2\/28\/2027), \u003cem\u003eRobert\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRyman: The Real Thing\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the late American artist Robert Ryman \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(1930–2019), whose rigorous and playful paintings pushed the boundaries of the medium for nearly 60 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by Wells Fray-Smith, curator of the exhibition at the Barbican, and Matt Connors, painter and founder of Pre-Echo Press, the book documents the full range of Ryman’s paintings, revealing the variety of work he produced as he experimented with the limits and possibilities of painting. Alongside new scholarship from influential writers, artists and musicians including Darby English, Roni Horn, Howardena Pindell and Richard Tuttle, this book includes previously unseen archival material and pays special attention to Ryman’s studio and previous installations of his work. A vital resource for understanding the depth and significance of Ryman’s practice, this beautiful volume reveals his steadfast belief that painting, when really seen, is for pleasure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned by Studio Mathias Clottu, this book has been conceived as a material and tactile object in its own right. The bespoke white double jacket, with an under layer of card and top layer of folded glassine, subtly nods to Ryman’s own careful attention to materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 x 11 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e432 pages (200 color)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e979-8-9948339-0-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePE-26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Echo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48469368438967,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/2541\/1767\/files\/MattConnors_10.2.26_5_resized.jpg?v=1791385269","url":"https:\/\/pre-echo.com\/products\/pre-order-robert-ryman-the-real-thing","provider":"Pre-Echo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}