Almost Nothing(1st Edition) Observations on precarious practices in contemporary art (Rethinking Arts Histories MUP) by AnnaDezeuze, Marsha Meskimmon, Amelia Jones Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2017 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-1290-3, ISBN: 1-5261-1290-6
"What does an assemblage made out of crumpled newspaper have in common with an empty room in which the lights go on and off every five seconds? This book argues that they are both examples of a 'precarious' art that flourished from the late 1950s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, in light of a growing awareness of the individual's fragile existence in capitalist society. Focusing on comparative case studies drawn from Eur ..."
Thomas Hirschhorn(Illustrated) Deleuze Monument (Afterall Books / One Work) by AnnaDezeuze, Mark Lewis Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2014 by Afterall Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84638-143-0, ISBN: 1-84638-143-6
"Part-text, part-sculpture, part-architecture, part-junk heap, Thomas Hirschhorn's often monumental but precarious works offer a commentary on the spectacle of late-capitalist consumerism and the global proliferation of commodities. Made from ephemeral materials -- cardboard, foil, plastic bags, and packing tape -- that the artist describes as "universal, economic, inclusive ..."
"Taking its departure point from the 1933 surrealist photographs of ’involuntary sculptures’ by Brassaï and Dalí, Found Sculpture and Photography from Surrealism to Contemporary Art offers fresh perspectives on the sculptural object by relating it to both surrealist concerns with chance and the crucial role of photography in framing the everyday. This collection of essays questions the nature of sculptural practice, looking to forms of p ..."
The do-it-yourself artwork(1st Edition) Participation from Fluxus to new media (Rethinking Arts Histories MUP) by AnnaDezeuze, Amelia Jones, Marsha Meskimmon Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 2012 by Manchester University Press Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-8747-9, ISBN: 0-7190-8747-3
"Viewers of contemporary art are often invited to involve themselves actively in artworks, by entering installations, touching objects, performing instructions or clicking on interactive websites. Why have artists sought to engage spectators in these new forms of participation? In what ways does active participation affect the viewer's experience and the status of the artwork? Spanning a range of practices including kinetic art, happenin ..."
Thomas Hirschhorn Deleuze Monument (AFTERALL) by AnnaDezeuze Hardcover, 100 Pages, Published 2014 by Afterall Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84638-144-7, ISBN: 1-84638-144-4
"Part-text, part-sculpture, part-architecture, part-junk heap, Thomas Hirschhorn's often monumental but precarious works offer a commentary on the spectacle of late-capitalist consumerism and the global proliferation of commodities. Made from ephemeral materials -- cardboard, foil, plastic bags, and packing tape -- that the artist describes as "universal, economic, inclusive ..."
Almost Nothing(1st Edition) Observations on precarious practices in contemporary art (Rethinking Arts Histories MUP) by AnnaDezeuze, Marsha Meskimmon, Amelia Jones Hardcover, 330 Pages, Published 2017 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-8857-5, ISBN: 0-7190-8857-7
"What does an assemblage made out of crumpled newspaper have in common with an empty room in which the lights go on and off every five seconds? This book argues that they are both examples of a 'precarious' art that flourished from the late 1950s to the first decade of the twenty-first century, in light of a growing awareness of the individual's fragile existence in capitalist society. Focusing on comparative case studies drawn from Eur ..."
"Taking its departure point from the 1933 surrealist photographs of ’involuntary sculptures’ by Brassaï and Dalí, Found Sculpture and Photography from Surrealism to Contemporary Art offers fresh perspectives on the sculptural object by relating it to both surrealist concerns with chance and the crucial role of photography in framing the everyday. This collection of essays questions the nature of sculptural practice, looking to forms of p ..."
" Bruce Nauman: Make Me Think Me features a collection of critical appraisals of the artist by leading writers. It focuses on one aspect of his work: his preoccupation with the human condition. More than 60 works from 1966 to 2005 are illustrated and discussed, including sculpture, neons, video, performance, installation, and drawing. Naumans fascination with and manipulation of language are examined, as well as his use of the body, be ..."
The do-it-yourself artwork(1st Edition) Participation from Fluxus to New Media (Rethinking Arts Histories MUP) by AnnaDezeuze, Manchester University Press Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2010 by Manchester University Press Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-7190-8144-6, ISBN: 0-7190-8144-0
"Viewers of contemporary art are often invited to involve themselves actively in artworks, by entering installations, touching objects, performing instructions or clicking on interactive websites. Why have artists sought to engage spectators in these new forms of participation? In what ways does active participation affect the viewer's experience and the status of the artwork? Spanning a range of practices including kinetic art, happenin ..."
Rethinking Art's Histories Ser. Almost Nothing : Observations on Precarious Practices in Contemporary Art by AnnaDezeuze 352 Pages, Published 2016 by Manchester University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-1291-0, ISBN: 1-5261-1291-4
"Introduction: almost. nothing. Precarious/ephemeral In 1999, the Mexico City
based Belgian artist Francis Alÿs asked a street cleaner on the capital's main
square (the Zócalo) to sweep debris into a line, which consisted mainly of dust
and cigarette butts (figure 1). As the work's title, To R.L., indicates, Alÿs dedicated
this work to the British pioneer of Land Art, Richard Long. From 1967, Long had
traced lines in the landscape, ..."
Afterall Books / One Work Ser. Thomas Hirschhorn : Deleuze Monument by AnnaDezeuze 100 Pages, Published 2014 by Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-1-84638-146-1, ISBN: 1-84638-146-0
"In his 2000 interview with Hirschhorn, Okwui Enwezor notes that the new '
sculptural language' being developed by contemporary artists such as Georges
Adéagbo, Bjarne Melgaard, Jason Rhoades and Pascale Marthine Tayou
appears to share with Hirschhorn's work similar concerns with 'spa- tial
arrangement, ... accumulation or fragmentation', embodied in sprawl- ing,
decentred displays.81 Similarly, Nicolas Bourriaud describes, in his 20 ..."
"Critical analyses, case studies, and artist interviews examine works of art that are realized with the physical involvement of the viewer. How are we to understand works of art that are realized with the physical involvement of the viewer? A relationship between a work of art and its audience that is rooted in an experience that is both aesthetic and physical? Today, these works often use digital technologies, but artists have created p ..."
"Beauty has emerged as one of the most hotly contested subjects in current discussions on art and culture. After more than half a century of suspicion and interrogation, beauty's resurgence in visual practice and discourse since the late 1980s has engaged some of the most influential artists and writers on art. From the avant-garde to the conceptual era, anti-aesthetic strat ..."
Live or Die(1st Edition) Philippe Vandenberg and Bruce Nauman by Wouter Davidts Hardcover, 80 Pages, Published 2017 by Cannibal Publishing Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-94-92677-00-6, ISBN: 94-92677-00-8
"In 1962, George Maciunas declared Fluxus "anti art, concept art, automatism, Bruitism, brutalism, Dadaism, concretism, Lettrism, nihilism, indeterminacy--theatre, happenings, prose, poetry, philosophy, plastic arts, music, cinema, dance." This thorough, well-designed volume culled from the renowned Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection, Detroit, and published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark, ..."
"Considered one of the foremost Belgian artists, Philippe Vandenberg (1952–2009) was a prolific painter whose oeuvre features a series of radical stylistic and thematic shifts, reflecting an existential philosophy both in his restless personal trajectory and his responses to varying sociocultural changes.Using image, word and symbol, Vandenberg challenged the ethical context of the work of art, wrestling with universal themes such as war ..."