Seeking to establish the causes and consequences of shame, Shame and the Church explore how theology and the Bible engage with shame, and consider personal firsthand accounts of shame in a church context.
This lavishly illustrated volume accompanies Piano Nobile's exhibition, Another Life, Another World, curated by David Boyd Haycock, focusing on Paul Nash's watercolors—an essential aspect of modernist British art. The book features color illustrations of works from both private and public collections, providing a rare opportunity to view many seldom-exhibited pieces together. Several high-quality watercolors have not been displayed collectively since their creation, offering a unique perspective on Nash's experiences during the war and inter-war years. Nash began his career as a subtle watercolorist, linking modernism with the English Romantic tradition, eventually becoming one of the twentieth century's most significant watercolor painters. Sent to the Western Front in 1917, he was invalided after a trench accident, which likely saved his life. Returning as an Official War Artist, he created some of the war's most powerful watercolors, capturing a haunting stillness amidst chaos and illustrating the surreal beauty found in destruction. Nash, alongside Edward Burra, stands out in the watercolor medium, pioneering new techniques and creating works of great presence. In 1923, he helped establish the Modern English Watercolor Society. Curator David Boyd Haycock, an expert on Nash, has produced a fully illustrated 100-page book that includes new research from the Tate Archives, making this a seminal work on Nash’s watercolors.