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Drawing People is an illustrated survey of inventive drawings of the human form being produced today by 70 contemporary artists from around the world. An introduction places the medium of drawing in its historical context, discussing its intersection with photography, painting, collage and illustration, as well as its ability to intimately express thought, personality and(...)
February 2015
Drawing People: the human figure in contemporary art
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Drawing People is an illustrated survey of inventive drawings of the human form being produced today by 70 contemporary artists from around the world. An introduction places the medium of drawing in its historical context, discussing its intersection with photography, painting, collage and illustration, as well as its ability to intimately express thought, personality and emotion. Five chapters—Body, Self, Personal Lives, Social Reality and Fictions—include short introductions outlining each theme, followed by generously illustrated profiles on individual artists exploring their style, approach to the medium and the ideas, narratives and inspirations that lie behind their mark-making. Five chapters—Body, Self, Personal Lives, Social Reality and Fictions—include short introductions outlining each theme, followed by generously illustrated profiles on individual artists exploring their style, approach to the medium and the ideas, narratives and inspirations that lie behind their mark-making.
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Thread Lines departs from the typical assumption that drawing means putting pen to paper, framing it instead as an open-ended act in which lines can be woven, stitched, knit, even embodied. Featuring 16 artists who use textile in a variety of formats (embroidery, weaving, collage, performance), the expressive and conceptual possibilities of line are highlighted, with an(...)
February 2015
The Drawing Center 118 : thread lines
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Thread Lines departs from the typical assumption that drawing means putting pen to paper, framing it instead as an open-ended act in which lines can be woven, stitched, knit, even embodied. Featuring 16 artists who use textile in a variety of formats (embroidery, weaving, collage, performance), the expressive and conceptual possibilities of line are highlighted, with an emphasis on its making.
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Over the last 50 years, the America House in Berlin has been the focal point of cultural and political discussions and international controversies. Protected by barbed wire, it was attacked with eggs and Molotov cocktails; Robert Kennedy and Willy Brandt visited; millions of Berliners gained access to information in its library and at screenings of films; Lyonel Feininger(...)
The America House Berlin: pop, politics, and propaganda
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Over the last 50 years, the America House in Berlin has been the focal point of cultural and political discussions and international controversies. Protected by barbed wire, it was attacked with eggs and Molotov cocktails; Robert Kennedy and Willy Brandt visited; millions of Berliners gained access to information in its library and at screenings of films; Lyonel Feininger and Robert Rauschenberg exhibited their works there. In addition, the building is an architectural gem. Built in 1956-57 by Bruno Grimmek, the delicate, open structure is based on the concept of the "idea of space"-a fluid space that is borne by a transparent exterior membrane. In fall 2014 the building will be the new home of C/O Berlin, the exhibition center for photography and visual media.
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April 2015
Are you experienced?
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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name, on view at the Art Gallery of Hamilton through summer and fall 2015, curated by Melissa Bennett, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. The show takes the viewer on a journey through which affect, evocation, empathy, synesthesia, the unconscious and sensual perception live together, providing(...)
March 2015
Are you experienced?
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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name, on view at the Art Gallery of Hamilton through summer and fall 2015, curated by Melissa Bennett, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. The show takes the viewer on a journey through which affect, evocation, empathy, synesthesia, the unconscious and sensual perception live together, providing a context for both reflection and engagement. Beyond the physical presence of the artworks, the exhibition explores subtle themes such as transcendence, and the ways in which an artwork can be both immanent and starkly present, while engaging with conceptual or political undercurrents. Contributors include Melissa Bennett, Jennifer Fisher and Jim Drobnick, and Gabrielle Moser.
Walking sculpture: 1967-2015
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Artists have utilized walking as an autonomous form of art, a subject in their work, and as social practice since the early 20th century. Today walking continues to offer a salient means for artists to challenge social, political, and economic orders through a radical remapping of civic space. In this book, Lexi Lee Sullivan traces the history of walking as an aesthetic(...)
May 2015
Walking sculpture: 1967-2015
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Artists have utilized walking as an autonomous form of art, a subject in their work, and as social practice since the early 20th century. Today walking continues to offer a salient means for artists to challenge social, political, and economic orders through a radical remapping of civic space. In this book, Lexi Lee Sullivan traces the history of walking as an aesthetic action from the Dadaists to contemporary ramblers. Titled after Michelangelo Pistoletto’s performance Walking Sculpture, the catalogue features 50 color illustrations ranging from photographs of Yvonne Rainer’s street actions to Francis Alÿs’s fantastical processions, poems by Cole Swensen, and a new project by artist Helen Mirra, who produces poetic meditations on landscape, ecology, and locomotion. Sculpture, film, video, photography, and performance converge to address the multi-disciplinary practice of ambulation through the cityscape and the countryside. For those who hike; march in fundraisers, protests, or parades; walk the dog; stroll in the park; or commute daily, this catalogue will invite new thought into basic human movement.
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Les fleurs américaines
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Réalisée avec le Museum of American Art (MoAA), Berlin et le Salon de Fleurus, New York, l'exposition Les fleurs américaines présentée au Frac Île-de-France / Le Plateau racontait, par le biais de copies anonymes, les origines de l'écriture du récit connu sous le nom d'histoire de l'art moderne, pour questionner les critères d'authenticité, d'originalité et d'unicité des(...)
March 2015
Les fleurs américaines
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Réalisée avec le Museum of American Art (MoAA), Berlin et le Salon de Fleurus, New York, l'exposition Les fleurs américaines présentée au Frac Île-de-France / Le Plateau racontait, par le biais de copies anonymes, les origines de l'écriture du récit connu sous le nom d'histoire de l'art moderne, pour questionner les critères d'authenticité, d'originalité et d'unicité des œuvres et des artistes qui régissent toujours le monde de l'art aujourd'hui. Premier ouvrage en français consacré aux activités du MoAA et du Salon de Fleurus, ce catalogue revient sur les différentes parties de l'exposition présentée au Plateau et en prolonge les enjeux à travers un ensemble de sources iconographiques variées et de textes empruntant différents registres.
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March 2015
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The "architectural imaginary" describes architecture in its broadest sense: images of cities drawn from collective experience and imagination. Hailing from 11 countries, each of the 14 artists who have contributed to Automatic Cities engage the psychological and sociopolitical aspects of architecture through their work, mapping the influence of the architectural imaginary(...)
August 2009
Automatic cities: the architectural imaginary in contemporary art
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The "architectural imaginary" describes architecture in its broadest sense: images of cities drawn from collective experience and imagination. Hailing from 11 countries, each of the 14 artists who have contributed to Automatic Cities engage the psychological and sociopolitical aspects of architecture through their work, mapping the influence of the architectural imaginary on contemporary visual art. The book is organized into four thematic groupings. Matthew Buckingham, Ann Lislegaard and Paul Noble treat architecture's relationship to language; "Architecture and Memory" includes installations by Saskia Olde Wolbers, Hiraki Sawa and Rachel Whiteread; "Architecture as Model" encompasses installations by Michael Borremans, Los Carpinteros, Catharina van Eetvelde and Katrin Sigurdardottir; and the theme of surveillance is explored by Jakob Kolding, Sarah Oppenheimer, Julie Mehretu and Matthew Ritchie.
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Des oeuvres significatives des années 1980 et des essais critiques sur le travail des artistes des années 1980 d'après des images récurrentes, des images médiatiques, des emprunts à l'histoire de l'art ancien ou contemporain, etc.
October 2009
Les années 1980: seconde partie /The eighties: second part
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Des oeuvres significatives des années 1980 et des essais critiques sur le travail des artistes des années 1980 d'après des images récurrentes, des images médiatiques, des emprunts à l'histoire de l'art ancien ou contemporain, etc.
U-turn volume 1
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U-TURN is a new periodical that presents a direct and in-depth history of Chinese contemporary art. Published by AW ASIA in New York, U-TURN seeks to return to the moments and movements that have shaped contemporary art in China since 1978. U-TURN 1, covering the period between 1978 and 1982, was launched at the recent Art Basel. It includes segments on the Stars Group,(...)
October 2009
U-turn volume 1
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U-TURN is a new periodical that presents a direct and in-depth history of Chinese contemporary art. Published by AW ASIA in New York, U-TURN seeks to return to the moments and movements that have shaped contemporary art in China since 1978. U-TURN 1, covering the period between 1978 and 1982, was launched at the recent Art Basel. It includes segments on the Stars Group, No Name Painting Society, April Photographic Society, and Scar Art, which together comprise the first stirrings of a contemporary art scene in post-Cultural Revolution China.
U-turn volume 2
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U-TURN is a new periodical that presents a direct and in-depth history of Chinese contemporary art. Published by AW ASIA in New York, U-TURN seeks to return to the moments and movements that have shaped contemporary art in China since 1978. U-TURN 2 focuses on the critical period between 1983 and 1987 known as the "’85 Art New Wave," with analysis of the Northern Art(...)
October 2009
U-turn volume 2
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U-TURN is a new periodical that presents a direct and in-depth history of Chinese contemporary art. Published by AW ASIA in New York, U-TURN seeks to return to the moments and movements that have shaped contemporary art in China since 1978. U-TURN 2 focuses on the critical period between 1983 and 1987 known as the "’85 Art New Wave," with analysis of the Northern Art Group, Southwest Painting Research Society, Xiamen Dada, and the ‘85 Art New Space exhibition in Hangzhou.