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A collection of reference materials in PDF form.
Video
In 2008 Peter Lowe and the film maker Edward Grabczewski made a 48-minute documentary about his art. It is set in Lowe’s home in south London, the Christie’s auction house, and an exhibition in Southampton. In the film Lowe explains his approach through detailed reference to a dozen particular works. Here is the film on YouTube.
Systeemi-System
Lowe featured in the first Systems group exhibition in 1969. The Systeemi catalogue included a text and image of his relief.
Clare Hall
The catalogue for this solo exhibition contains essays by the critic Gloria Carnevali and the artist.
Kunstkonkret
Lowe has written several articles for this German magazine, including one entitled “Concrete Art, some pros, some cons.”
Cornelius Foundation
Lowe spent three months in the South of France as part of a project organised by the Cornelius Foundation.
Interview
Peter Lowe was interviewed in depth by the art historian Dr Alan Fowler for the catalogue for the exhibition “A Rational Aesthetic” in Southampton in 2008. The full interview in PDF form is here.
Systems
The Systems catalogue for the Arts Council exhibition in 1972 contained an explanation and photograph of the installation Lowe made for it.
De Volle Maan
The catalogue for a group exhibition in the Full Moon gallery in Delft, Netherlands, in 1976 contains a text and drawing.
Lublin, 1999
The catalogue for this three-man exhibition in Warsaw contains a commentary by Jagoda Barczynska.
Lowe statements
A collection of statements by Peter Lowe from various sources.
Flowers symposium
Lowe was on the panel of speakers at a discussion at the Flowers gallery in London in January 2015.
Mary Martin
Lowe was taught by Kenneth and Mary Martin among others at Goldsmiths’. Here is his appreciation of Mary published in 2004.
End of Systems
These notes on the Systems group by the art historian Dr Alan Fowler include an explanation of Lowe’s part in the group and its dissolution.
Arte Inglese Oggi
This exhibition in Milan organised by the British Council in 1976 was accompanied by a book with photographs of Lowe installations and a text by Philip Hughes.
Systematische
An exhibition in Zurich in 1990 of the work of 10 British constructive artists had a catalogue with a Lowe text.
Spirals and more
An explanation by Lowe of how he made spiral constructions, and some notes on his other works.
Musical stars
A work by Lowe inspired a musical composition by Eric Fischer.
Kenneth Martin
Lowe wrote an article for Constructivist Forum about the artist and his influence on him.
Constructive Context
The catalogue for this Arts Council exhibition curated by Stephen Bann in 1972 contained an explanation by Lowe of two works.
Lapland
The German group Arbeitskreis organised an exhibition and symposium in northern Finland in 1983. The resulting book showed Lowe at work.
Das Entgrenzte Bild
The book accompanying the exhibition contained a note on Lowe’s work by the art historian and curator Anne Montfort.
Can art be logical?
An answer by Lowe, who has said his art is logical.
Volume and Void
Lowe exhibited a set of wall reliefs at Arte Struktura in Milan in 1990.
Van Doesburg
Lowe wrote this article about Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931), the Dutch abstract artist and founder of De Stijl (“The Style”).
'Structure'
A book based on the arts magazine “Structure” contained references to Lowe and his friend Colin Jones in the last issue in 1964.
Arbeitskreis
Lowe made an outdoor installation in a park in Germany for a project led by the Arbeitskreis group in 1986. Here is a text from a brochure on the project.
Film set
Lowe collaborated with Studio Scarabee to make a set for the 1982 film “Plus Echo” directed by the Dutch film-maker Adri Boon.
Two directions
An essay by Lowe on how rotary and straight-line movements inform his work.
Waterhouse & Dodd
The London fine art broker showed works by Lowe in late 2015.
Relief Structures
The catalogue for this show at the ICA in 1966 contained an essay by the Dutch artist and writer Joost Baljeu.
Gardner centre
The catalogue for an exhibition at the University of Sussex in 1974 contained an essay by Philip Hughes.
Poland 1981
Lowe exhibited at “Construction in Process” in Lodz, Poland, held unofficially by students with Solidarity's assistance just before martial law was declared. The floor reliefs he had made for the show were among works stored for 30 years until exhibited again at the Lodz modern art museum. Here is a text by Lowe about the original Construction in Process event.
Lowe on reliefs
An article on Lowe’s preferred form.
Christie’s
The catalogue for the auction in London featured in the video about Lowe has a text by the historian Alastair Grieve and notes on the works.