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Media coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Junya Ishigami and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ethereal white spaces and structures, have proved well suited to being exported in an increasingly visual culture. ''Communal Ecologies'', on the other hand, highlights an(...)
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Media coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Junya Ishigami and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ethereal white spaces and structures, have proved well suited to being exported in an increasingly visual culture. ''Communal Ecologies'', on the other hand, highlights an(...)
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Contemporary Asian Architecture
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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December 2025
December 2025
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Communal Ecologies: Conversations with Young Japanese Architects
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Media coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Junya Ishigami and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ethereal white spaces and structures, have proved well suited to being exported in an increasingly visual culture. ''Communal Ecologies'', on the other hand, highlights an emerging generation of young architects pursuing a very different vision. They strive for an architecture that is rougher, more dynamic, and deeply rooted in social and ecological engagement. With a growing interest in community and network building, and a reevaluation of architecture’s connection to nature, they are developing critical methodologies for practice, and are reimagining the role of the architect in the process. Faced with a lack of opportunities in traditional housing design due to Japan’s economic decline, alongside a heightened awareness of ecological challenges brought on by frequent natural disasters, this generation of architects are crafting innovative strategies to engage with the existing housing stock and address challenges related to sustainability, reuse and transformation.
Communal Ecologies: Conversations with Young Japanese Architects
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Media coverage of Japanese architecture the past twenty years has largely been dominated by the works of SANAA, Sou Fujimoto, Junya Ishigami and their contemporaries. Their skillfully designed, ethereal white spaces and structures, have proved well suited to being exported in an increasingly visual culture. ''Communal Ecologies'', on the other hand, highlights an emerging generation of young architects pursuing a very different vision. They strive for an architecture that is rougher, more dynamic, and deeply rooted in social and ecological engagement. With a growing interest in community and network building, and a reevaluation of architecture’s connection to nature, they are developing critical methodologies for practice, and are reimagining the role of the architect in the process. Faced with a lack of opportunities in traditional housing design due to Japan’s economic decline, alongside a heightened awareness of ecological challenges brought on by frequent natural disasters, this generation of architects are crafting innovative strategies to engage with the existing housing stock and address challenges related to sustainability, reuse and transformation.
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December 2025
December 2025
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Contemporary Asian Architecture
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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Through essays, photo-essays, and a conversation between Black designer Stephen Burks (b. 1969) and the late cultural critic bell hooks, this book contextualizes Burks’s wide-ranging work while exploring design’s influence on politics, society, and culture. Burks’s work is underpinned by his belief in a pluralistic vision of design that is inclusive of all cultural(...)
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Through essays, photo-essays, and a conversation between Black designer Stephen Burks (b. 1969) and the late cultural critic bell hooks, this book contextualizes Burks’s wide-ranging work while exploring design’s influence on politics, society, and culture. Burks’s work is underpinned by his belief in a pluralistic vision of design that is inclusive of all cultural(...)
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Stephen Burks: Shelter in place
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Through essays, photo-essays, and a conversation between Black designer Stephen Burks (b. 1969) and the late cultural critic bell hooks, this book contextualizes Burks’s wide-ranging work while exploring design’s influence on politics, society, and culture. Burks’s work is underpinned by his belief in a pluralistic vision of design that is inclusive of all cultural perspectives; the award-winning designer has been commissioned by many of the world’s leading design-driven brands to develop collections that engage hand production as a strategy for innovation.
Stephen Burks: Shelter in place
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Through essays, photo-essays, and a conversation between Black designer Stephen Burks (b. 1969) and the late cultural critic bell hooks, this book contextualizes Burks’s wide-ranging work while exploring design’s influence on politics, society, and culture. Burks’s work is underpinned by his belief in a pluralistic vision of design that is inclusive of all cultural perspectives; the award-winning designer has been commissioned by many of the world’s leading design-driven brands to develop collections that engage hand production as a strategy for innovation.
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November 2022
November 2022
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Design Monographs
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Design is ...
Design is ...
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Like the magazine that spawned it, "Design Is..." celebrates design. This anthology of articles that made their first appearance in the pages of "Metropolis" presents an ongoing conversation about design and design culture in the generously inclusive manner we have come to expect from the publication’s editors. Its authors, including such household names as Frank Gehry,(...)
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Like the magazine that spawned it, "Design Is..." celebrates design. This anthology of articles that made their first appearance in the pages of "Metropolis" presents an ongoing conversation about design and design culture in the generously inclusive manner we have come to expect from the publication’s editors. Its authors, including such household names as Frank Gehry,(...)
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Design is ...
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Like the magazine that spawned it, "Design Is..." celebrates design. This anthology of articles that made their first appearance in the pages of "Metropolis" presents an ongoing conversation about design and design culture in the generously inclusive manner we have come to expect from the publication’s editors. Its authors, including such household names as Frank Gehry, Karim Rashid, and Ettore Sottsass help us find meaning in everything from bar codes to election ballots, Robert Moses to the internet. Includes photo essays by David Carson.
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Like the magazine that spawned it, "Design Is..." celebrates design. This anthology of articles that made their first appearance in the pages of "Metropolis" presents an ongoing conversation about design and design culture in the generously inclusive manner we have come to expect from the publication’s editors. Its authors, including such household names as Frank Gehry, Karim Rashid, and Ettore Sottsass help us find meaning in everything from bar codes to election ballots, Robert Moses to the internet. Includes photo essays by David Carson.
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March 2002, New York
March 2002, New York
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Graphic Design and Typography
Graphic Design and Typography
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Briar Levit’s design journey is as rich and unexpected as a forest hike. From the bustling offices of Bitch magazine to historic trails in Kent and the best Goodwills of Portland, her practice weaves through teaching, writing, editing, archiving, and documentary making. This illustrated interview traces her winding path across a changing feminist landscape, shedding light(...)
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Briar Levit’s design journey is as rich and unexpected as a forest hike. From the bustling offices of Bitch magazine to historic trails in Kent and the best Goodwills of Portland, her practice weaves through teaching, writing, editing, archiving, and documentary making. This illustrated interview traces her winding path across a changing feminist landscape, shedding light(...)
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On design, feminism, and friendship
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Briar Levit’s design journey is as rich and unexpected as a forest hike. From the bustling offices of Bitch magazine to historic trails in Kent and the best Goodwills of Portland, her practice weaves through teaching, writing, editing, archiving, and documentary making. This illustrated interview traces her winding path across a changing feminist landscape, shedding light on how design and activism intertwine, the micropolitics of work, and the value of friendship. It’s an intimate conversation about how unplanned routes often lead to the most meaningful destinations.
On design, feminism, and friendship
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Briar Levit’s design journey is as rich and unexpected as a forest hike. From the bustling offices of Bitch magazine to historic trails in Kent and the best Goodwills of Portland, her practice weaves through teaching, writing, editing, archiving, and documentary making. This illustrated interview traces her winding path across a changing feminist landscape, shedding light on how design and activism intertwine, the micropolitics of work, and the value of friendship. It’s an intimate conversation about how unplanned routes often lead to the most meaningful destinations.
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January 2025
January 2025
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Social
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“But Who Is 'They'?" A roundtable discussion with Manuela Bojadz?ijev, Nikita Dhawan, and Christoph Menke, moderated by Helmut Draxler, on refugee and migrant flows as a challenge for political thought. “Overcoming Mute Relations, or Thinking with Your Feet" Angela Melitopoulos in conversation with Susanne Leeb. “The Powers of the False” Sven Lütticken. “Blondes Have Less(...)
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“But Who Is 'They'?" A roundtable discussion with Manuela Bojadz?ijev, Nikita Dhawan, and Christoph Menke, moderated by Helmut Draxler, on refugee and migrant flows as a challenge for political thought. “Overcoming Mute Relations, or Thinking with Your Feet" Angela Melitopoulos in conversation with Susanne Leeb. “The Powers of the False” Sven Lütticken. “Blondes Have Less(...)
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Texte zur Kunst 105: They are us
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“But Who Is 'They'?" A roundtable discussion with Manuela Bojadz?ijev, Nikita Dhawan, and Christoph Menke, moderated by Helmut Draxler, on refugee and migrant flows as a challenge for political thought. “Overcoming Mute Relations, or Thinking with Your Feet" Angela Melitopoulos in conversation with Susanne Leeb. “The Powers of the False” Sven Lütticken. “Blondes Have Less Fun" Caroline Busta. “Local Time, or the Presence of an Ancient Past" Susanne Leeb. "Europe's Borders and the Mobile Undercommons" Brigitta Kuster. "Timeline of the 'Alt-Fact'" Daniel Keller.
Texte zur Kunst 105: They are us
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“But Who Is 'They'?" A roundtable discussion with Manuela Bojadz?ijev, Nikita Dhawan, and Christoph Menke, moderated by Helmut Draxler, on refugee and migrant flows as a challenge for political thought. “Overcoming Mute Relations, or Thinking with Your Feet" Angela Melitopoulos in conversation with Susanne Leeb. “The Powers of the False” Sven Lütticken. “Blondes Have Less Fun" Caroline Busta. “Local Time, or the Presence of an Ancient Past" Susanne Leeb. "Europe's Borders and the Mobile Undercommons" Brigitta Kuster. "Timeline of the 'Alt-Fact'" Daniel Keller.
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journals and magazines
journals and magazines
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March 2017
March 2017
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Magazines
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This bilingual book was published following Vincent Meessen’s solo exhibitions "Sire, je suis de l'ôtre pays" at WIELS, Brussels (2016) and Omar en mai at Centre Pompidou, Paris (2018). The fourth volume in the artist’s publication series Prospectus, it is structured around four major installations that made up these shows (One.Two.Three, SIISIS, Wild Architect, and(...)
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This bilingual book was published following Vincent Meessen’s solo exhibitions "Sire, je suis de l'ôtre pays" at WIELS, Brussels (2016) and Omar en mai at Centre Pompidou, Paris (2018). The fourth volume in the artist’s publication series Prospectus, it is structured around four major installations that made up these shows (One.Two.Three, SIISIS, Wild Architect, and(...)
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L'Autre pays / The other country
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This bilingual book was published following Vincent Meessen’s solo exhibitions "Sire, je suis de l'ôtre pays" at WIELS, Brussels (2016) and Omar en mai at Centre Pompidou, Paris (2018). The fourth volume in the artist’s publication series Prospectus, it is structured around four major installations that made up these shows (One.Two.Three, SIISIS, Wild Architect, and Cinéma Omarx), which are placed in parallel with newly commissioned essays by scholars Pedro Monaville, Stefano Collicelli Cagol and Ruth Baumeister, and an in-depth conversation between Tom McDonough and Vincent Meessen.
L'Autre pays / The other country
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This bilingual book was published following Vincent Meessen’s solo exhibitions "Sire, je suis de l'ôtre pays" at WIELS, Brussels (2016) and Omar en mai at Centre Pompidou, Paris (2018). The fourth volume in the artist’s publication series Prospectus, it is structured around four major installations that made up these shows (One.Two.Three, SIISIS, Wild Architect, and Cinéma Omarx), which are placed in parallel with newly commissioned essays by scholars Pedro Monaville, Stefano Collicelli Cagol and Ruth Baumeister, and an in-depth conversation between Tom McDonough and Vincent Meessen.
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September 2018
September 2018
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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This richly illustrated book examines the houses designed by Alvaro Siza, one of the masters of contemporary architecture. The 28 villas represent an important aspect of Siza's career, where his distinctive ideas on home design translate into a wider conversation on living today and modern architecture. Each construction is narrated by Alvaro Siza through his short(...)
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This richly illustrated book examines the houses designed by Alvaro Siza, one of the masters of contemporary architecture. The 28 villas represent an important aspect of Siza's career, where his distinctive ideas on home design translate into a wider conversation on living today and modern architecture. Each construction is narrated by Alvaro Siza through his short(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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February 2004, Milano
February 2004, Milano
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Alvaro Siza : private houses 1954-2004
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This richly illustrated book examines the houses designed by Alvaro Siza, one of the masters of contemporary architecture. The 28 villas represent an important aspect of Siza's career, where his distinctive ideas on home design translate into a wider conversation on living today and modern architecture. Each construction is narrated by Alvaro Siza through his short poetic writings, a technical description, and a series of sketches. Also included are accounts written by Siza's clients, which bear witness to the complex dialogue behind the design of each house.
Alvaro Siza : private houses 1954-2004
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This richly illustrated book examines the houses designed by Alvaro Siza, one of the masters of contemporary architecture. The 28 villas represent an important aspect of Siza's career, where his distinctive ideas on home design translate into a wider conversation on living today and modern architecture. Each construction is narrated by Alvaro Siza through his short poetic writings, a technical description, and a series of sketches. Also included are accounts written by Siza's clients, which bear witness to the complex dialogue behind the design of each house.
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February 2004, Milano
February 2004, Milano
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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This catalog presents the works of artist Stefano Graziani on display at the Pescheria visual arts center in Pesaro. These works come from different lines of research, some from past years (architecture and museum collections), others more recent (mushrooms and athletes in training), and particularly interesting is the link, sometimes subtle other times more articulated(...)
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This catalog presents the works of artist Stefano Graziani on display at the Pescheria visual arts center in Pesaro. These works come from different lines of research, some from past years (architecture and museum collections), others more recent (mushrooms and athletes in training), and particularly interesting is the link, sometimes subtle other times more articulated(...)
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June 2022
June 2022
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Stefano Graziani: Mostra Fotografica
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This catalog presents the works of artist Stefano Graziani on display at the Pescheria visual arts center in Pesaro. These works come from different lines of research, some from past years (architecture and museum collections), others more recent (mushrooms and athletes in training), and particularly interesting is the link, sometimes subtle other times more articulated and complex, that binds the images together, in a continuous game of evocations and correspondences. The volume includes a conversation by Stefano Graziani with exhibition curator Alessandro Dandini de Sylva.
Stefano Graziani: Mostra Fotografica
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This catalog presents the works of artist Stefano Graziani on display at the Pescheria visual arts center in Pesaro. These works come from different lines of research, some from past years (architecture and museum collections), others more recent (mushrooms and athletes in training), and particularly interesting is the link, sometimes subtle other times more articulated and complex, that binds the images together, in a continuous game of evocations and correspondences. The volume includes a conversation by Stefano Graziani with exhibition curator Alessandro Dandini de Sylva.
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June 2022
June 2022
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This first anthology to focus on painting's multiple discourses over the last three decades brings together key statements, dialogues, and debates that have moved the conversation beyond the modern/postmodern dialectic while redefining the conditions necessary for an artwork to be described as "painting." The diversity of contemporary painting’s meanings and practices(...)
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This first anthology to focus on painting's multiple discourses over the last three decades brings together key statements, dialogues, and debates that have moved the conversation beyond the modern/postmodern dialectic while redefining the conditions necessary for an artwork to be described as "painting." The diversity of contemporary painting’s meanings and practices(...)
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Painting: Documents of contemporary art
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This first anthology to focus on painting's multiple discourses over the last three decades brings together key statements, dialogues, and debates that have moved the conversation beyond the modern/postmodern dialectic while redefining the conditions necessary for an artwork to be described as "painting." The diversity of contemporary painting’s meanings and practices encompasses the randomness and eclecticism associated with Web-based creation. Although for many the presence of paint endures, others have argued for painting to be classed not as a material but as a philosophical category.
Painting: Documents of contemporary art
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This first anthology to focus on painting's multiple discourses over the last three decades brings together key statements, dialogues, and debates that have moved the conversation beyond the modern/postmodern dialectic while redefining the conditions necessary for an artwork to be described as "painting." The diversity of contemporary painting’s meanings and practices encompasses the randomness and eclecticism associated with Web-based creation. Although for many the presence of paint endures, others have argued for painting to be classed not as a material but as a philosophical category.
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January 2011
January 2011
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Art Theory
Art Theory
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Drawing inspiration from clouds, bubbles, spider webs, and other natural structures, artist Tomás Saraceno creates visionary installations that capture the imagination and ask pointed questions about the sociopolitical conditions in which we live, as well as our capacity to change them. With essays by curator Meredith Malone, architectural historian Igor Marjanovic, and(...)
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Drawing inspiration from clouds, bubbles, spider webs, and other natural structures, artist Tomás Saraceno creates visionary installations that capture the imagination and ask pointed questions about the sociopolitical conditions in which we live, as well as our capacity to change them. With essays by curator Meredith Malone, architectural historian Igor Marjanovic, and(...)
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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March 2012
March 2012
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Tomas Saraceno: cloud specific
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Drawing inspiration from clouds, bubbles, spider webs, and other natural structures, artist Tomás Saraceno creates visionary installations that capture the imagination and ask pointed questions about the sociopolitical conditions in which we live, as well as our capacity to change them. With essays by curator Meredith Malone, architectural historian Igor Marjanovic, and art historian Inés Katzenstein—as well as a conversation between the artist and physicist Denis Weaire—this thought-provoking catalog approaches Saraceno’s uniquely experimental, cross-disciplinary, and collaborative practice from a variety of angles.
Tomas Saraceno: cloud specific
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Drawing inspiration from clouds, bubbles, spider webs, and other natural structures, artist Tomás Saraceno creates visionary installations that capture the imagination and ask pointed questions about the sociopolitical conditions in which we live, as well as our capacity to change them. With essays by curator Meredith Malone, architectural historian Igor Marjanovic, and art historian Inés Katzenstein—as well as a conversation between the artist and physicist Denis Weaire—this thought-provoking catalog approaches Saraceno’s uniquely experimental, cross-disciplinary, and collaborative practice from a variety of angles.
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March 2012
March 2012
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
