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- ISBN 9783777446875
- Weight: 890g
- Dimensions: 229 x 279mm
- Publication Date: 12 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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Two generations of esoteric exploration and material transmutation: The first examination of Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz’s intergenerational investigation of ethereal systems and the transcendent potential of art, highlighting the alignments within the artistic practices of mother and daughter.
Tender Alchemy demonstrates the intergenerational dialogue between the artistic practices of Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz. As mother and daughter, the artists maintain distinct aesthetics while sharing an affinity for investigating the ethereal and spiritual potential of art. The essays and illustrations featured underscore art’s interconnection with alchemy, spiritualism, physics, animism, and psychology, and contextualize the contemporary artists within the lineage of art movements such as transcendentalism, phenomenology, and participatory art.
Tender Alchemy demonstrates the intergenerational dialogue between the artistic practices of Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz. As mother and daughter, the artists maintain distinct aesthetics while sharing an affinity for investigating the ethereal and spiritual potential of art. The essays and illustrations featured underscore art’s interconnection with alchemy, spiritualism, physics, animism, and psychology, and contextualize the contemporary artists within the lineage of art movements such as transcendentalism, phenomenology, and participatory art.
Lauren R. O’Connell is a curator, writer, and educator focused on contemporary art, visual critical culture, and the ethics of cultural production. She is the author of Language in Times of Miscommunication and Dorothy Fratt, and a contributor to Kristin Bauer: This Is Like That.
