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Biennials

Author : Rafal Niemojewski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848223905
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Biennials written by Rafal Niemojewski and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biennials: The Exhibitions we Love to Hate examines one of the most significant recent transitions in the contemporary art world: the proliferation of large-scale international recurrent survey shows of contemporary art, commonly referred to as contemporary biennials. Since the mid-1980s biennials have been instrumental in shaping curating as an autonomous practice. These exhibitions are also said to have provided increased visibility for certain types of new art practices, notably those that are socially and politically committed, research-based and site-specific, and to have undermined0some of the more traditional art media, such as painting, drawing or sculpture. They have been responsible for substantially reshaping the contemporary art world and disrupting the existing value chain of the art market, which now relies on biennials as much as it does on major museums' acquisitions and exhibitions.00Rafal Niemojewski, Director of the Biennial Foundation, deftly unpicks the critical discussion and controversy surrounding contemporary biennials. Branded by some critics as showcases of neo-liberalism run amok, in which culture has become synonymous with the dollar-generating leisure industry, biennials have also been associated with the production of monumental artworks which are both highly consumable and photogenic (Instagrammable). The exhibitions we love to hate? This engaging publication makes an essential contribution to a fascinating cultural debate.

Biennials: The Exhibitions We Love to Hate

Author : Rafal Niemojewski
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781848223882
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Biennials: The Exhibitions We Love to Hate written by Rafal Niemojewski and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biennials: The Exhibitions we Love to Hate examines one of the most significant recent transitions in the contemporary art world: the proliferation of large-scale international recurrent survey shows of contemporary art, commonly referred to as contemporary biennials. Since the mid-1980s biennials have been instrumental in shaping curating as an autonomous practice. These exhibitions are also said to have provided increased visibility for certain types of new art practices, notably those that are socially and politically committed, research-based and site-specific, and to have undermined some of the more traditional art media, such as painting, drawing or sculpture. They have been responsible for substantially reshaping the contemporary art world and disrupting the existing value chain of the art market, which now relies on biennials as much as it does on major museums' acquisitions and exhibitions. Rafal Niemojewski, Director of the Biennial Foundation, deftly unpicks the critical discussion and controversy surrounding contemporary biennials. Branded by some critics as showcases of neo-liberalism run amok, in which culture has become synonymous with the dollar-generating leisure industry, biennials have also been associated with the production of monumental artworks which are both highly consumable and photogenic (Instagrammable). The exhibitions we love to hate? This engaging publication makes an essential contribution to a fascinating cultural debate.

Just another exhibition

Author : Federica Martini
Publisher : postmediabooks
ISBN 13 : 8874900600
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Just another exhibition written by Federica Martini and published by postmediabooks. This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Restitution

Author : Alexander Herman
Publisher : Hot Topics in the Art World
ISBN 13 : 9781848225367
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Restitution written by Alexander Herman and published by Hot Topics in the Art World. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debates about the restitution of cultural objects have been ongoing for many decades, but have acquired a new urgency recently with the intensification of scrutiny of European museum collections acquired in the colonial period. Alexander Herman's fascinating and accessible book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the restitution ......

The Perpetual Guest

Author : Barry Schwabsky
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1784783250
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book The Perpetual Guest written by Barry Schwabsky and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading art critic explores the connections between art’s past and present Contemporary art sometimes pretends to have made a clean break with history. In The Perpetual Guest, poet and critic Barry Schwabsky demonstrates that any robust understanding of art’s present must also account for the ongoing life and changing fortunes of its past. Surveying the art world of recent decades, Schwabsky attends not only to its most significant newer faces—among them, Kara Walker, Thomas Hirschhorn, Ai Weiwei, Chris Ofili, and Lorna Simpson—but their forebears as well, both near (Jeff Wall, Nancy Spero, Dan Graham, Cindy Sherman) and more distant (Velázquez, Manet, Matisse, and the portraitists of the Renaissance). Schwabsky’s rich and subtle contributions illuminate art’s present moment in all its complexity: shot through with determinations produced by centuries of interwoven traditions, but no less open-ended for it.

Walter Segal

Author : Alice Grahame
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781848223899
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Walter Segal written by Alice Grahame and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the architect Walter Segal (1907-1985): his intellectual biography (background, influences, thoughts, writings), his unique approach to architectural practice (and his built work) and his enduring impact on architecture and attitudes to housing across the world. It firstly sets out his formative years in continental Europe. Segal's father was an eminent modern painter, close to leading architects and artists and he grew up in a fascinating milieu, at the centre of the European avant-garde. With the rise of Hitler, this Jewish family fled, finally settling in England prior to the Second World War. The second section focuses on Walter Segal's central theme of popular housing, his unique and independent form of professional practice, how he managed to spread his ideas through writing and teaching, and how his architecture developed towards the timber-frame system known world-wide today as 'the Segal system, ' which could be used by people to build their own houses. The final section of the book explores the legacy offered by Segal to younger generations; how his work and example, half a century after his timber 'system' was developed, leads to the possibility of making, and then living within, communities whose places are constructed with a flexible, easily assembled, planet-friendly timberframe building system today and tomorrow.

Selfies

Author : Katrin Tiidenberg
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787543595
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Selfies written by Katrin Tiidenberg and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a rich and nuanced analysis of selfie culture. It shows how selfies gain their meanings, illustrates different selfie practices, explores how selfies make us feel and why they have the power to make us feel anything, and unpacks how selfie practices and selfie related norms have changed or might change in the future.

The Manifesta Decade

Author : Barbara Vanderlinden
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Manifesta Decade written by Barbara Vanderlinden and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 2005 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections from curators, historians, philosophers, anthropologists, architects, and writers on the cultural and political conditions of European exhibition practice since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Mid-Rise Urban Living

Author : Chris Johnson
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781848224643
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Mid-Rise Urban Living written by Chris Johnson and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that the mid-rise way of urban living is an essential component of growing cities, demonstrating that the economics of this form of development are better than that of terrace houses or town houses. It begins by examining successful historic precedents of this housing type, such as the tenements of Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona and New York and successful mid-rise housing in London. The book then discusses reasons for the relative lack of contemporary mid-rise housing developments, including planning legislation, and the perception that it is a dull and uniform building type. It brings together and analyses a wide range of award-winning international contemporary examples by leading architecture firms, looks at the importance of location, the need for urban placemaking, visual interest and design diversity and mixed use precincts, and highlights the advantages, including demographic diversity, urban density, sociability and reduction of car use.

Living as Form

Author : Nato Thompson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262017342
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Living as Form written by Nato Thompson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Living as Form' grew out of a major exhibition at Creative Time in New York City. Like the exhibition, the book is a landmark survey of more than 100 projects selected by a 30-person curatorial advisory team; each project is documented by a selection of colour images.

Artificial Hells

Author : Claire Bishop
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1781683972
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book Artificial Hells written by Claire Bishop and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-07-24 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1990s, critics and curators have broadly accepted the notion that participatory art is the ultimate political art: that by encouraging an audience to take part an artist can promote new emancipatory social relations. Around the world, the champions of this form of expression are numerous, ranging from art historians such as Grant Kester, curators such as Nicolas Bourriaud and Nato Thompson, to performance theorists such as Shannon Jackson. Artificial Hells is the first historical and theoretical overview of socially engaged participatory art, known in the US as "social practice." Claire Bishop follows the trajectory of twentieth-century art and examines key moments in the development of a participatory aesthetic. This itinerary takes in Futurism and Dada; the Situationist International; Happenings in Eastern Europe, Argentina and Paris; the 1970s Community Arts Movement; and the Artists Placement Group. It concludes with a discussion of long-term educational projects by contemporary artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, Pawe? Althamer and Paul Chan. Since her controversial essay in Artforum in 2006, Claire Bishop has been one of the few to challenge the political and aesthetic ambitions of participatory art. In Artificial Hells, she not only scrutinizes the emancipatory claims made for these projects, but also provides an alternative to the ethical (rather than artistic) criteria invited by such artworks. Artificial Hells calls for a less prescriptive approach to art and politics, and for more compelling, troubling and bolder forms of participatory art and criticism.

The New Curator

Author : Natasha Hoare
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781780677477
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (774 download)

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Download or read book The New Curator written by Natasha Hoare and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a snapshot of the most interesting curatorial practices in the art world today. There is an emphasis on the "now": the introduction sketches in the development of curatorial practices since the 1980s but the shows under scrutiny in the following 25 case studies have all taken place in the last few years. The selected exhibitions – chosen by an expert panel of curators – run the global gamut, from Europe and the US through Africa and the Middle East to China, and illustrate the particular challenges for curators working in both the commercial and public sectors. Large-scale shows and pop-up exhibits, permanent-collection rehangs and art fairs all have a place here. Each highly illustrated case study is structured around an interview with the curator responsible for the show. The text both tells the story of the show's making and fills in background information about the curator's work, resulting in an accessible guide to contemporary curating.

Thinking About Exhibitions

Author : Bruce W. Ferguson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134820011
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Thinking About Exhibitions written by Bruce W. Ferguson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians plus artist-curators. It addresses the contradictions posed by museum and gallery sited exhibitions, as well as investigating the challenge of staging art presentations, displays or performances, in settings outside of traditional museum or gallery locales.

Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love

Author : Yayoi Kusama
Publisher : David Zwirner Books
ISBN 13 : 9781644230459
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love written by Yayoi Kusama and published by David Zwirner Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her most personal book to date, Yayoi Kusama brings us into her private world through poetic recollections, giving insight into her creative process and the essential role language plays in her paintings, sculptures, and daily life. With a new focus on Yayoi Kusama’s use of language, this book features an impressive overview of her poetry, which the artist creates alongside her work in other mediums. Highlighting the importance of words to the artist, the book draws special attention to the captivating, poetic titles of her paintings, such as in I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE INFINITE SPLENDOR OF STARDUST IN THE UNIVERSE and FIGURE OF THE MIDNIGHT DARKNESS OF THE UNIVERSE THAT I DEDICATED ALL MY HEART. These visionary titles are a quintessential part of Kusama’s eye-catching artworks, but also hold their own as unique aphorisms and appealing statements of cosmic spirituality. The poetry also collected here touches on Kusama’s personal trials, her human ideals, and her heroic pursuit of art above all else. Centered around EVERY DAY I PRAY FOR LOVE, Kusama’s acclaimed exhibition at David Zwirner, New York, in 2019, the book features more than 300 pages of new paintings, sculptures, and Infinity Mirror Rooms. It also includes photographs of Kusama over time, offering a unique visual timeline of this iconic artist.

The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century: 1900-1929

Author :
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9781579582906
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century: 1900-1929 written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2002 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews, news articles, interviews and essays capturing 100 years of art, architecture, literature, music, dance, theater, film and television.

Through the Roadblocks: Curators Abroad

Author : Lara Khaldi
Publisher : NeMe
ISBN 13 : 9963969526
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book Through the Roadblocks: Curators Abroad written by Lara Khaldi and published by NeMe. This book was released on 2012-11-23 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

András Szántó. The Future of the Museum

Author : András Szánto
Publisher : Hatje Cantz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3775748296
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book András Szántó. The Future of the Museum written by András Szánto and published by Hatje Cantz Verlag. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As museums worldwide shuttered in 2020 because of the coronavirus, New York-based cultural strategist András Szántó conducted a series of interviews with an international group of museum leaders. In a moment when economic, political, and cultural shifts are signaling the start of a new era, the directors speak candidly about the historical limitations and untapped potential of art museums. Each of the twenty-eight conversations in this book explores a particular topic of relevance to art institutions today and tomorrow. What emerges from the series of in-depth conversations is a composite portrait of a generation of museum leaders working to make institutions more open, democratic, inclusive, experimental and experiential, technologically savvy, culturally polyphonic, attuned to the needs of their visitors and communities, and concerned with addressing the defining issues of the societies around them. The dialogues offer glimpses of how museums around the globe are undergoing an accelerated phase of reappraisal and reinvention. Conversation Partners: Marion Ackermann, Cecilia Alemani, Anton Belov, Meriem Berrada, Daniel Birnbaum, Thomas P. Campbell, Tania Coen-Uzzielli, Rhana Devenport, María Mercedes González, Max Hollein, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Mami Kataoka, Brian Kennedy, Koyo Kouoh, Sonia Lawson, Adam Levine, Victoria Noorthoorn, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Anne Pasternak, Adriano Pedrosa, Suhanya Raffel, Axel Rüger, Katrina Sedgwick, Franklin Sirmans, Eugene Tan, Philip Tinari, Marc-Olivier Wahler, Marie-Cécile Zinsou