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A solid album of recent work, this volume includes exhibition photographs as well as notes and sketches, and documents work both interior and exterior, including a light installation that put Bustamante's mark all over Austria's Kunsthaus Bregenz. "Given the fact that [they] had committed the entire building to me, it seemed obvious that I should display my presence from(...)
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A solid album of recent work, this volume includes exhibition photographs as well as notes and sketches, and documents work both interior and exterior, including a light installation that put Bustamante's mark all over Austria's Kunsthaus Bregenz. "Given the fact that [they] had committed the entire building to me, it seemed obvious that I should display my presence from(...)
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Jean-Marc Bustamante beautifuldays
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A solid album of recent work, this volume includes exhibition photographs as well as notes and sketches, and documents work both interior and exterior, including a light installation that put Bustamante's mark all over Austria's Kunsthaus Bregenz. "Given the fact that [they] had committed the entire building to me, it seemed obvious that I should display my presence from the outside. The display is a signal. It reveals itself progressively as the 200 lights come on, until all of them are ablaze."
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A solid album of recent work, this volume includes exhibition photographs as well as notes and sketches, and documents work both interior and exterior, including a light installation that put Bustamante's mark all over Austria's Kunsthaus Bregenz. "Given the fact that [they] had committed the entire building to me, it seemed obvious that I should display my presence from the outside. The display is a signal. It reveals itself progressively as the 200 lights come on, until all of them are ablaze."
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July 2007, Köln
July 2007, Köln
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In paintings, murals, and book illustrations, Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) produced the most powerful visual legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, prompting the philosopher and writer Alain Locke to dub him the “father of Black American art.” Presenting more than ninety illustrations of Douglas’s works and the commentary of leading critics and historians, this book focuses on(...)
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In paintings, murals, and book illustrations, Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) produced the most powerful visual legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, prompting the philosopher and writer Alain Locke to dub him the “father of Black American art.” Presenting more than ninety illustrations of Douglas’s works and the commentary of leading critics and historians, this book focuses on(...)
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October 2007, New Haven/London
October 2007, New Haven/London
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Aaron Douglas. African American Modernist
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In paintings, murals, and book illustrations, Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) produced the most powerful visual legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, prompting the philosopher and writer Alain Locke to dub him the “father of Black American art.” Presenting more than ninety illustrations of Douglas’s works and the commentary of leading critics and historians, this book focuses on the artist’s career from the 1920s through the 1940s in relation to American modernism. Its authors argue that Douglas’s bold work opened doors for African American artists in Harlem and beyond, and that it invited a dialogue with modernism that put African American life, labor, and freedom, along with African traditions and motifs, at its center. New information emerges from these pages, reflecting the rich interchange between the visual arts, music, dance, literature, and politics that shaped Douglas’s work and also defined the Harlem Renaissance.
Aaron Douglas. African American Modernist
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In paintings, murals, and book illustrations, Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) produced the most powerful visual legacy of the Harlem Renaissance, prompting the philosopher and writer Alain Locke to dub him the “father of Black American art.” Presenting more than ninety illustrations of Douglas’s works and the commentary of leading critics and historians, this book focuses on the artist’s career from the 1920s through the 1940s in relation to American modernism. Its authors argue that Douglas’s bold work opened doors for African American artists in Harlem and beyond, and that it invited a dialogue with modernism that put African American life, labor, and freedom, along with African traditions and motifs, at its center. New information emerges from these pages, reflecting the rich interchange between the visual arts, music, dance, literature, and politics that shaped Douglas’s work and also defined the Harlem Renaissance.
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October 2007, New Haven/London
October 2007, New Haven/London
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was a self-taught yet highly sophisticated artist who is celebrated for his pioneering achievement in collage, assemblage, and film. Cornell’s lyrical compositions combine found materials in ways that reflect a very personal exploration of art and culture and that represent his belief in art as an uplifting voyage into the imagination. This(...)
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was a self-taught yet highly sophisticated artist who is celebrated for his pioneering achievement in collage, assemblage, and film. Cornell’s lyrical compositions combine found materials in ways that reflect a very personal exploration of art and culture and that represent his belief in art as an uplifting voyage into the imagination. This(...)
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November 2007, New Haven, London
November 2007, New Haven, London
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Joseph Cornell: navigating the imagination
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was a self-taught yet highly sophisticated artist who is celebrated for his pioneering achievement in collage, assemblage, and film. Cornell’s lyrical compositions combine found materials in ways that reflect a very personal exploration of art and culture and that represent his belief in art as an uplifting voyage into the imagination. This stunning book is published to accompany the first retrospective of the artist’s work in twenty-six years.
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was a self-taught yet highly sophisticated artist who is celebrated for his pioneering achievement in collage, assemblage, and film. Cornell’s lyrical compositions combine found materials in ways that reflect a very personal exploration of art and culture and that represent his belief in art as an uplifting voyage into the imagination. This stunning book is published to accompany the first retrospective of the artist’s work in twenty-six years.
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November 2007, New Haven, London
November 2007, New Haven, London
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Cet ouvrage réunit l'intégralité des poèmes des Fleurs du Mal de Charles Baudelaire illustrés par cent quatre-vingt-cinq œuvres peintes, dessinées, lithographiées, aquarellées, essentiellement de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Il révèle les correspondances multiples qui existent entre l'œuvre phare que constituent Les Fleurs du Mal et la peinture du XIXe siècle(...)
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Cet ouvrage réunit l'intégralité des poèmes des Fleurs du Mal de Charles Baudelaire illustrés par cent quatre-vingt-cinq œuvres peintes, dessinées, lithographiées, aquarellées, essentiellement de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Il révèle les correspondances multiples qui existent entre l'œuvre phare que constituent Les Fleurs du Mal et la peinture du XIXe siècle(...)
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Les fleurs du mal illustrées par la peinture symboliste et décadente
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Cet ouvrage réunit l'intégralité des poèmes des Fleurs du Mal de Charles Baudelaire illustrés par cent quatre-vingt-cinq œuvres peintes, dessinées, lithographiées, aquarellées, essentiellement de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Il révèle les correspondances multiples qui existent entre l'œuvre phare que constituent Les Fleurs du Mal et la peinture du XIXe siècle finissant. Cette complicité des arts souligne autant les préoccupations baudelairiennes que celles d'artistes non moins visionnaires: la volonté d'exprimer par des images fortes les aspirations et les désillusions d'une génération dont la sensibilité s'exacerbe à la recherche de la vérité.
Les fleurs du mal illustrées par la peinture symboliste et décadente
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Cet ouvrage réunit l'intégralité des poèmes des Fleurs du Mal de Charles Baudelaire illustrés par cent quatre-vingt-cinq œuvres peintes, dessinées, lithographiées, aquarellées, essentiellement de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle. Il révèle les correspondances multiples qui existent entre l'œuvre phare que constituent Les Fleurs du Mal et la peinture du XIXe siècle finissant. Cette complicité des arts souligne autant les préoccupations baudelairiennes que celles d'artistes non moins visionnaires: la volonté d'exprimer par des images fortes les aspirations et les désillusions d'une génération dont la sensibilité s'exacerbe à la recherche de la vérité.
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November 2007, Paris
November 2007, Paris
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In the work of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. His immersive installations explore the intersection of nature and artifice, transforming ordinary spaces into sites of wonder and spectacle. From kaleidoscopes to waterfalls to mirrored passageways, the projects invite the viewer's active participation while(...)
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In the work of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. His immersive installations explore the intersection of nature and artifice, transforming ordinary spaces into sites of wonder and spectacle. From kaleidoscopes to waterfalls to mirrored passageways, the projects invite the viewer's active participation while(...)
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November 2007, San Francisco
November 2007, San Francisco
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Oliafur Eliasson Take your time
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In the work of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. His immersive installations explore the intersection of nature and artifice, transforming ordinary spaces into sites of wonder and spectacle. From kaleidoscopes to waterfalls to mirrored passageways, the projects invite the viewer's active participation while posing provocative questions about the workings of human perception. This catalogue is published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and accompanies a major touring exhibition. More than two hundred color reproductions offer a rich visual survey of Eliasson's most significant works from 1990 to the present, while a series of original essays investigate the complex origins and implications of his practice, from the legacy of the Light and Space movement to the artist's recent forays into architectural design. 200+ color illustrations.
Oliafur Eliasson Take your time
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In the work of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the sun can rise inside a museum and rainbows can appear indoors. His immersive installations explore the intersection of nature and artifice, transforming ordinary spaces into sites of wonder and spectacle. From kaleidoscopes to waterfalls to mirrored passageways, the projects invite the viewer's active participation while posing provocative questions about the workings of human perception. This catalogue is published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and accompanies a major touring exhibition. More than two hundred color reproductions offer a rich visual survey of Eliasson's most significant works from 1990 to the present, while a series of original essays investigate the complex origins and implications of his practice, from the legacy of the Light and Space movement to the artist's recent forays into architectural design. 200+ color illustrations.
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November 2007, San Francisco
November 2007, San Francisco
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Murakami Takashi
Murakami Takashi
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Takashi Murakami is one of contemporary art’s most innovative and important figures. Drawing from street culture, high art, and traditional Japanese painting, Murakami takes the contemporary art trend of mixing high and low to an unprecedented level (critics call him the new Warhol), producing original paintings and sculptures as well as mass-produced consumer objects(...)
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Takashi Murakami is one of contemporary art’s most innovative and important figures. Drawing from street culture, high art, and traditional Japanese painting, Murakami takes the contemporary art trend of mixing high and low to an unprecedented level (critics call him the new Warhol), producing original paintings and sculptures as well as mass-produced consumer objects(...)
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October 2007, Los Angeles, New York
October 2007, Los Angeles, New York
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Murakami Takashi
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Takashi Murakami is one of contemporary art’s most innovative and important figures. Drawing from street culture, high art, and traditional Japanese painting, Murakami takes the contemporary art trend of mixing high and low to an unprecedented level (critics call him the new Warhol), producing original paintings and sculptures as well as mass-produced consumer objects such as toys, books, and most famously, a line of handbags for Louis Vuitton. A committed supporter and spokesperson for Japanese artists and a powerful commentator on postwar culture and society, Murakami has organized influential exhibitions of Japanese art as well as a biannual art fair in Tokyo. Murakami has positioned himself as a new type of artist for the twenty-first century: a hybrid of creator, entrepreneur, and cultural ambassador.In conjunction with the first major retrospective of his work, Murakami traces Murakami’s global impact socially, culturally, and art historically. Essays focus on Murakami’s early works, which were based on a social critique of Japan’s rampant consumerism; the development of his characters; his work with anime, fantasy; otaku culture; and his engagement with global pop culture. Representing output from original works of art to mass-produced multiples, the catalogue also considers the implications of Murakami’s working methods within the tradition of the Western avant-garde.
Murakami Takashi
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Takashi Murakami is one of contemporary art’s most innovative and important figures. Drawing from street culture, high art, and traditional Japanese painting, Murakami takes the contemporary art trend of mixing high and low to an unprecedented level (critics call him the new Warhol), producing original paintings and sculptures as well as mass-produced consumer objects such as toys, books, and most famously, a line of handbags for Louis Vuitton. A committed supporter and spokesperson for Japanese artists and a powerful commentator on postwar culture and society, Murakami has organized influential exhibitions of Japanese art as well as a biannual art fair in Tokyo. Murakami has positioned himself as a new type of artist for the twenty-first century: a hybrid of creator, entrepreneur, and cultural ambassador.In conjunction with the first major retrospective of his work, Murakami traces Murakami’s global impact socially, culturally, and art historically. Essays focus on Murakami’s early works, which were based on a social critique of Japan’s rampant consumerism; the development of his characters; his work with anime, fantasy; otaku culture; and his engagement with global pop culture. Representing output from original works of art to mass-produced multiples, the catalogue also considers the implications of Murakami’s working methods within the tradition of the Western avant-garde.
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October 2007, Los Angeles, New York
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Vanishing point
Vanishing point
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Over the past few decades, discussions of contemporary architecture have tended to concentrate on a select few innovative building projects that promise to single-handedly change their urban landscapes. "Vanishing point" conversely focuses on aspects of the built environment that are far less singular yet arguably more influential: spaces that anthropologist Marc Augé(...)
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Over the past few decades, discussions of contemporary architecture have tended to concentrate on a select few innovative building projects that promise to single-handedly change their urban landscapes. "Vanishing point" conversely focuses on aspects of the built environment that are far less singular yet arguably more influential: spaces that anthropologist Marc Augé(...)
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Vanishing point
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Over the past few decades, discussions of contemporary architecture have tended to concentrate on a select few innovative building projects that promise to single-handedly change their urban landscapes. "Vanishing point" conversely focuses on aspects of the built environment that are far less singular yet arguably more influential: spaces that anthropologist Marc Augé terms "non-places"--hotels, shopping malls, freeways, corporate high-rises, airport terminals, gambling casinos, themed restaurants, and other visually intoxicating yet banal environments that people pass through, often on their way to somewhere else. Reflecting this, the artists in "Vanishing point" make an effort to "place" these characterless locations. They interpret rather than document architectural spaces in order to convey the range of emotions and physical sensations that they evoke. Includes the resulting paintings, photographs, videos, and installations by emerging and established artists such as Fabian Birgfeld, Dike Blair, Marco Brambilla, Jonah Freeman, Carla Klein, Sabine Hornig, Luisa Lambri, Won Ju Lim, Sarah Morris, Deborah Stratman, Amelie Von Wulffen, and Amy Wheeler.
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Over the past few decades, discussions of contemporary architecture have tended to concentrate on a select few innovative building projects that promise to single-handedly change their urban landscapes. "Vanishing point" conversely focuses on aspects of the built environment that are far less singular yet arguably more influential: spaces that anthropologist Marc Augé terms "non-places"--hotels, shopping malls, freeways, corporate high-rises, airport terminals, gambling casinos, themed restaurants, and other visually intoxicating yet banal environments that people pass through, often on their way to somewhere else. Reflecting this, the artists in "Vanishing point" make an effort to "place" these characterless locations. They interpret rather than document architectural spaces in order to convey the range of emotions and physical sensations that they evoke. Includes the resulting paintings, photographs, videos, and installations by emerging and established artists such as Fabian Birgfeld, Dike Blair, Marco Brambilla, Jonah Freeman, Carla Klein, Sabine Hornig, Luisa Lambri, Won Ju Lim, Sarah Morris, Deborah Stratman, Amelie Von Wulffen, and Amy Wheeler.
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January 2005, New York
January 2005, New York
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Hutchinson's works are ephemeral and evanescent, produced out in the open, where they are subject to the whims of nature. Much of it is the product of his "thrown rope" method—literally throwing ropes over an expanse of land, then placing lime or planting flowers along the lines determined by the ropes. The result is a snakelike garden or swerving lines of bleached land.(...)
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Hutchinson's works are ephemeral and evanescent, produced out in the open, where they are subject to the whims of nature. Much of it is the product of his "thrown rope" method—literally throwing ropes over an expanse of land, then placing lime or planting flowers along the lines determined by the ropes. The result is a snakelike garden or swerving lines of bleached land.(...)
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February 2006, New York
February 2006, New York
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Peter Hutchinson : thrown rope
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Hutchinson's works are ephemeral and evanescent, produced out in the open, where they are subject to the whims of nature. Much of it is the product of his "thrown rope" method—literally throwing ropes over an expanse of land, then placing lime or planting flowers along the lines determined by the ropes. The result is a snakelike garden or swerving lines of bleached land. Hutchinson has even thrown ropes underwater, planting flowers at the bottom of a lake or stringing oranges or onions beneath the water's surface.
Peter Hutchinson : thrown rope
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Hutchinson's works are ephemeral and evanescent, produced out in the open, where they are subject to the whims of nature. Much of it is the product of his "thrown rope" method—literally throwing ropes over an expanse of land, then placing lime or planting flowers along the lines determined by the ropes. The result is a snakelike garden or swerving lines of bleached land. Hutchinson has even thrown ropes underwater, planting flowers at the bottom of a lake or stringing oranges or onions beneath the water's surface.
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February 2006, New York
February 2006, New York
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Te Tuhirangi Contour
Te Tuhirangi Contour
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Located on the Kaipara harbor in New Zealand, 30 miles north of Auckland, Te Tuhirangi Contour is one of Richard Serra's latest site-specific works. The site is a vast open grass pasture with rolling elevations and curvilinear contours. The sculpture, made of hundreds of tons of steel, is located on one continuous contour, at a length of 843 feet. The particular contour(...)
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Located on the Kaipara harbor in New Zealand, 30 miles north of Auckland, Te Tuhirangi Contour is one of Richard Serra's latest site-specific works. The site is a vast open grass pasture with rolling elevations and curvilinear contours. The sculpture, made of hundreds of tons of steel, is located on one continuous contour, at a length of 843 feet. The particular contour(...)
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January 1900, Göttingen
January 1900, Göttingen
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Te Tuhirangi Contour
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Located on the Kaipara harbor in New Zealand, 30 miles north of Auckland, Te Tuhirangi Contour is one of Richard Serra's latest site-specific works. The site is a vast open grass pasture with rolling elevations and curvilinear contours. The sculpture, made of hundreds of tons of steel, is located on one continuous contour, at a length of 843 feet. The particular contour was chosen for its location, differentiation, contraction and expansion in relation to the total volume of the landscape, and the elevation of the sculpture is perpendicular to the fall of the land, which generates its lean of 11 degrees. The work was first mocked-up full scale in wood to determine height and length. Serra's monumental sculpture is documented here in Dirk Reinartz's elegant black-and-white photography.
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Located on the Kaipara harbor in New Zealand, 30 miles north of Auckland, Te Tuhirangi Contour is one of Richard Serra's latest site-specific works. The site is a vast open grass pasture with rolling elevations and curvilinear contours. The sculpture, made of hundreds of tons of steel, is located on one continuous contour, at a length of 843 feet. The particular contour was chosen for its location, differentiation, contraction and expansion in relation to the total volume of the landscape, and the elevation of the sculpture is perpendicular to the fall of the land, which generates its lean of 11 degrees. The work was first mocked-up full scale in wood to determine height and length. Serra's monumental sculpture is documented here in Dirk Reinartz's elegant black-and-white photography.
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Qu’est-ce qu’un lieu ? Nous pensons le savoir mais si l’on nous pose la question, nous ne le savons plus. Quoi de plus difficile en effet que de définir un lieu, de l’expliquer, de traduire tout ce qu’il implique, tout ce qu’il contient comme charge historique, émotionnelle, symbolique ? Ce livre se présente sous la forme originale d’une exposition dans laquelle,(...)
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Qu’est-ce qu’un lieu ? Nous pensons le savoir mais si l’on nous pose la question, nous ne le savons plus. Quoi de plus difficile en effet que de définir un lieu, de l’expliquer, de traduire tout ce qu’il implique, tout ce qu’il contient comme charge historique, émotionnelle, symbolique ? Ce livre se présente sous la forme originale d’une exposition dans laquelle,(...)
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April 2005, Paris
April 2005, Paris
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Lieu
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Qu’est-ce qu’un lieu ? Nous pensons le savoir mais si l’on nous pose la question, nous ne le savons plus. Quoi de plus difficile en effet que de définir un lieu, de l’expliquer, de traduire tout ce qu’il implique, tout ce qu’il contient comme charge historique, émotionnelle, symbolique ? Ce livre se présente sous la forme originale d’une exposition dans laquelle, salle après salle, le visiteur-lecteur découvre des œuvres qui toutes analysent la notion de lieu dans le monde contemporain. L’art qui est ici exposé révèle une grande variété de démarches et de pratiques. Certains artistes explorent la ville et ses transformations afin de comprendre notre rapport à un environnement urbain de plus en plus uniforme tandis que d’autres tentent de cerner le rôle de la nature dans notre imaginaire de citadins. Certains inventent des mondes fantastiques pour mieux montrer à quel point le lieu n’est qu’une création de l’esprit tandis que d’autres nous font prendre conscience que même les lieux les plus familiers recèlent une part d’étrangeté. Certains artistes s’attachent au lieu comme mémoire d’événements historiques ou personnels, réels ou mythiques, tandis que d’autres décrivent son caractère éminemment politique. De nombreux artistes s’intéressent aux divisions territoriales et à leurs conséquences souvent dramatiques ; d’autres aux errants, aux itinérants, à ceux qui n’ont pas de prétentions sur la terre ; d’autres enfin aux « non-lieux » anonymes et à la menace qu’ils font peser sur la diversité de notre monde contemporain. Tous les artistes de ce livre décryptent la façon dont les lieux nous affectent et nous façonnent. Ce faisant, ils nous aident à comprendre le monde dans lequel nous vivons.
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Qu’est-ce qu’un lieu ? Nous pensons le savoir mais si l’on nous pose la question, nous ne le savons plus. Quoi de plus difficile en effet que de définir un lieu, de l’expliquer, de traduire tout ce qu’il implique, tout ce qu’il contient comme charge historique, émotionnelle, symbolique ? Ce livre se présente sous la forme originale d’une exposition dans laquelle, salle après salle, le visiteur-lecteur découvre des œuvres qui toutes analysent la notion de lieu dans le monde contemporain. L’art qui est ici exposé révèle une grande variété de démarches et de pratiques. Certains artistes explorent la ville et ses transformations afin de comprendre notre rapport à un environnement urbain de plus en plus uniforme tandis que d’autres tentent de cerner le rôle de la nature dans notre imaginaire de citadins. Certains inventent des mondes fantastiques pour mieux montrer à quel point le lieu n’est qu’une création de l’esprit tandis que d’autres nous font prendre conscience que même les lieux les plus familiers recèlent une part d’étrangeté. Certains artistes s’attachent au lieu comme mémoire d’événements historiques ou personnels, réels ou mythiques, tandis que d’autres décrivent son caractère éminemment politique. De nombreux artistes s’intéressent aux divisions territoriales et à leurs conséquences souvent dramatiques ; d’autres aux errants, aux itinérants, à ceux qui n’ont pas de prétentions sur la terre ; d’autres enfin aux « non-lieux » anonymes et à la menace qu’ils font peser sur la diversité de notre monde contemporain. Tous les artistes de ce livre décryptent la façon dont les lieux nous affectent et nous façonnent. Ce faisant, ils nous aident à comprendre le monde dans lequel nous vivons.
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