To Dutchman Pieter Boogaart and his wife Rita, it is the Epitome of England.
A272 An Ode to a Road was written and designed to prove their point.
It became an instant cult classic and has enjoyed many reprints, although it has been out of print for quite a while now,. This year, however, is its 11th anniversary and its back, with 272 pages and fully revised, improved ad augmented by none other that Pieter and Rita themselves.
Dutchman Pieter Boogaart was a man with an obsession that last a decade, and resulted in a guidebook of the like that nobody had ever seen before, and concentrated on an area never fully explored before, the A272. There are 3 texts that wind their way continually throughout the book, which simultaneously explore the A272, the countryside that it passes through and also extra commentary. There are also 100s of colour photos paying homage to this epitome of England.
Now with even more wonderful additions like:
- The Southwater Iguanodon sculpture in Lintot Square
- Oberon’s Palace in the Collector Earl’s Garden in Arundel
- The new follies at Woolbeding
- An astonishing life-size Archangel Gabriel at South Harting church by sculptor Philip Jackson
- The Heritage Sundial in Horsham which was unveiled by the Queen – stunning and unique
- And Pieter’s award for village Millennium monuments … the extraordinary bronze column in Cocking
Pieter Boogaart is the European Secretary of the Folly Fellowship. A noted book reviewer and teacher, he lives with his wife and collaborator Rita (an art historian and lecturer) in the Netherlands.
Pieter and Rita will be on a whistle-stop tour of the A272
FOR JUST A WEEK from 1ST to 7th NOVEMBER.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE TO CATCH THEM FOR AN INTERVIEW DURING THIS TIME.
This book is crazy, informative and hugely enjoyable.
Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight called it “Astonishing”.
Art Quarterly called it “A Bound Folly”.
