The Artists Museum

Discover the transformative world of contemporary art with this essential hardcover book that captivates both art enthusiasts and casual readers alike. Spanning over 256 pages, this beautifully designed volume features immersive installations that explore unique relationships between artworks, artifacts, and natural materials. Perfect for collectors and educators, this book examines the works of celebrated artists such as Rosa Barba, Carol Bove, and Christian Marclay. Each artist contributes to a broader narrative, inviting readers to rethink the connections across cultures and historical contexts. This publication accompanies a groundbreaking exhibition and encompasses a diverse range of disciplines including dance, music, and technology, making it an invaluable resource for anyone interested in modern artistic practices. Insightful essays provide extensive documentation, analysis, and new scholarship that deepens the understanding of each artist's contribution to contemporary art. Don't miss the chance to engage with thought-provoking themes of gender, sexuality, and design in this visually stunning collection that brings together the past and future of art. Ideal for anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of modern art and its impact on society, this book is a must-have addition to your art library.

Author: Dan Byers Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 222 x 292 mm
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 25-11-2016

This book accompanies a stunning exhibition of immersive installations that propose unexpected relationships between artworks and images across time and place. This book presents immersive artworks that bring together art, artifacts, and natural materials to create distinct models from each artist s world. Employing the language of museum display, the artists chart the recurrence of forms and themes across cultures and history, to reveal unexpected relationships and affinities. The artists engage a variety of disciplines and subjects, such as dance, music, design, gender, sexuality, and technology. Among the artists included are Rosa Barba, Carol Bove, Anna Craycroft, Christian Marclay, Mark Leckey, Pierre Leguillon, Rosemarie Trockel, Goshka Macuga, and Sara VanDerBeek. This book s essays offer new scholarship, extensive documentation and analysis of each artist's works, and a compendium of historical exhibitions and artworks that serve as important precedents for the exhibition."