Publications

Archaeological Shadows
Kate Whiteford
£10.00

The book is published by Mount Stuart Trust in conjunction with the Visual Arts programme at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute 2001. 'Shadow of a Necklace' continues Kate Whiteford's investigation into the resonance left on the landscape by succeeding generations and cultures, and forms one of a series of important land works completed over the last twenty years. Whiteford refers to the prehistory of the island and in particular to the discovery at the end of the last century of a jet necklace found within a Bronze Age burial site in the grounds at Mount Stuart. The necklace became the inspiration that defined the project and interpreted the strands binding past to present. Available in an edition of 1000 copies with text by Yves Abrioux.

reawakening
Langlands & Bell
£12.50

The book is published by Mount Stuart Trust in conjunction with the Visual Arts programme at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute 2004. Langlands and Bell’s intention is to 're awaken' the space through a full-scale mirrored installation, enabling people to focus on the role and history of the Burges Chapel, and its unique characteristics as an architectonic environment dedicated to the spiritual and to art. The installation encourages contemplation and a critical engagement with the space and its narratives. Visitors themselves step in to the 'reflection portrait', interacting with both actual and virtual space. Available in an edition of 1000 copies with text by Charlotte Edwards and Tim Knox

on Bute
Mischa Haller
£15.00

The book is published by Mount Stuart Trust in conjunction with the Visual Arts programme at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute 2004. The project is a celebration of the island of Bute showing the spirit of the place, people and their times. The photos explore a dynamic society, at times in transition, detached from the mainland and often displaying a strong sense of humour. This exhibition and book continue Mischa Haller’s development of portrait and reportage photography. Over the past half decade, he has spontaneously and responsively recorded individuals and groups of people in the process of everyday living. He uses a personal, documentary style of photography and frames momentary encounters using both classical and subject-based compositions. Available in and edition of 1000 copies with text by Francis McKee.

Silver Seed
Anya Gallacio
£20.00

Published to coincide with the Visual Arts programme exhibition Anya Gallaccio: "Silver Seed" at Mount Stuart during 2005. Gallaccio uses an electro scanning microscope to produce abstract black-and-white photographs of the Sequoia seed Sequoia Sempervium. These images are juxtaposed with the poem "The Sun and the Seed" by Joeri Bakker.

Nathan Coley
Mount Stuart 2006
£14.50

The book is published in conjunction with the Visual Arts programme at Mount Stuart 2006. Nathan Coley exhibits an illuminated sculpture within the 18th century landscaped parkland. The emotive nature of the work has a magical and theatrical quality and takes ownership of the space in which it is located. Additionally Coley presents three new works referencing physical sites of the main religions of the world: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. These objects are trying to deny their visibility and disguise their form, using the appropriated language of ‘Dazzle’ painting or wartime camouflage. Coley has chosen an object from the historical collection, previously unseen, to be exhibited within the house. The story of this object pushes the discussion back and forward in time, as well as asking questions of the present. Available in an edition of 1000 with text by Andrea Schlieker.

In situ ex situ
Sarah Staton
£14.50

The book is published by Mount Stuart Trust in conjunction with the Visual Arts programme at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute 2007. The works (sculpture and drawings) are conceived in response to a planting project which begun in 1990 in conjunction with Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. The initial planting at Mount Stuart was the first in a group of a hundred British sites and involves the propagation, planting and maintenance of threatened species as part of the International Conifer Conservation Programme. Thirteen specific geographic areas of planting are mapped out in the grounds, Afro Alpine, Bhutan, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Patagonia, Peru, Sikkim, Tasmania and Western North America. Available in an edition of 1000 with text by Sarah Staton, Penelope Curtis and Martin Gardner.

A footprint in the hall
Moyna Flannigan
£14.50

The book is published by Mount Stuart Trust in conjunction with the Visual Arts programme at Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute 2007. Moyna Flannigan makes an intervention within the interiors at Mount Stuart, "to leave a trace without disturbing the balance of the house". The intervention includes existing work and a number of new paintings and drawings, which are produced in response to the context and art history of the public interiors and collections, at the same time developing the artist's practice. The accommodation and relation of the work within five locations, reception room, main stair, and bedrooms, is an important consideration for the artist. Available in an edition of 1000 with text by Anthony Crichton Stuart.

The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
Andrew McLean
£4.95

In the Mount Stuart archive lies an eyewitness account of the execution by Sir Robert Wingfield of Upton, who attended as an observer for his uncle William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Chief Minister to Elizabeth I of England. In 2007 – some 420 years after the fateful execution – the Mount Stuart Trust published the manuscript in its entirety for the first time, together with a foreword by Mary’s celebrated biographer Antonia Fraser.

John, 3rd Earl of Bute: Patron & Collector
Francis Russell (2004)
£95.00

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713 - 1792) is best known as King George III's tutor and as the Prime Minister responsible for the Peace of Paris in 1763. He was also an outstanding patron of the arts and one of the greatest of eighteenth-century collectors. His contribution to the Royal Collection, his own collections, notably of pictures and books, and his architectural undertakings are considered in the context of his public career and domestic life in this major study by the eminent art historian Francis Russell.