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"Still in Play: The paintings of Torben Ulrich", by Torben Ulrich

This new book written by Lars' dear father, Torben Ulrich, is a must have for any fan of the delightful Dane!

For the first time, Still in Play presents the collection of visual art created by multidisciplinary artist and tennis-playing legend Torben Ulrich (1928-2023).

This unique body of work, inspired by his athletic and physical experiences and shaped by his lifelong interest in philosophy, poetry, music, and spirituality, contains more than 120 images of his rice-paper paintings and prints. Accompanying his art are three new essays, including one penned by Torben Ulrich himself.

The Metallica Store will donate all net profits from every purchase of this item to All Within My Hands. For more information, please visit allwithinmyhands.org.

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  • Written in English and Danish
  • 296 pages
  • 13"x11" (33cm x 28cm) 
  • Richly illustrated in color

Body and being, movement and traces. Traces left by ball, play, game – and by life itself. A thoroughly playful and vibrant artistic oeuvre, which illustrates that Ulrich’s thoughts and processes are, indeed, still in play.

Edited by Lars Movin. With essays by Torben Ulrich, Jens Tang Kristensen and Lars Movin.

About Torben

Torben Ulrich, born 1928 in Copenhagen, is a Danish athlete, writer, jazz critic, artist, musician, and filmmaker living and working outside of San Francisco, California. He played international tennis at the top level over five decades, including more than 100 Davis Cup matches for Denmark, toured with the Tennis Grand Masters, and was ranked the top ranked senior in the world in 1976. Throughout those years and in recent decades, Ulrich has also expressed his thoughts and approaches in a variety of artistic fields: creating rice-paper paintings using the tools of his trade such as tennis ball and skipping rope; engaging in a series of music projects, most recently three albums with the Danish pianist Søren Kjærgaard, the latest being Meridiana: Lines Toward A Non-local Alchemy (2014); writing two volumes of songlines (in English), Terninger, tonefald (2005) and Stilhedens cymbaler (2007); and co-directing and performing in his latest film, Leaping, Looping: Before the Call (2018).