Chris Burden. Coordinated by Fred Hoffmann in Association with the Gagosian Gallery - Hardcover

Hoffmann, Fred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500976686 ISBN 13: 9780500976685

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2007

Synopsis

Chris Burden is a seminal figure in contemporary art. His performances in the 1970s redefined the possibilities of the medium; his subsequent sculpture and installations have sought to extend the limits of the physical and explore the psychological impact on the individual of actions and objects in the world. This book, the first substantial monograph on Burden in twenty years, gives a complete overview of his art, illuminated by searching texts by some of the most important curators and writers on art today and supported by a complete catalogue. Edited in close collaboration with the artist, its thematic arrangement reveals the conceptual relationships between works produced in widely differing mediums. Illustrated with all the major works by the artist, and with many unrealized projects, Chris Burden is the definitive book on one of the most influential and controversial artists of recent decades.

About this title

About the Author

Fred Hoffman is a private dealer, curator and lecturer. Lisa Le Feuvre is a writer and curator of contemporary art at the National Maritime Museum, London. Paul Schimmel has been chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, since 1990. Kristine Stiles is professor of art and art history at Duke University, North Carolina. Robert Storr is the Dean of the Yale School of Art and director of the 2007 Venice Biennale.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500976686
• ISBN 13: 9780500976685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 415