Doug Aitken (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series) - Softcover

Daniel Birnbaum; Amanda Sharp; Jörg Heiser

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714839892 ISBN 13: 9780714839899

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2001

Synopsis

- American video and installation artist Doug Aitken (b.1968) exploded onto the International art scene with his multi-screen work electric earth at the Venice and Whitney biennials in 1999
- His videos"--dream-like sequences rearrange the linear flow of narrative into a series of unforgettable, disjointed photographic tableaux
- Altken's work creates unexpected yet beautiful imagery that encircles the viewer and creates a suspended, hyper-real portrait of contemporary life

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Birnbaum is a contributing editor of Artforum and the author of several books on art and philosophy, including The Hospitality of Presence: Problems of Otherness in Husserl's Phenomenology (1998) and, with the artist Carsten Hoeller, Production (2000). From 1998 to 2000 he was the Director of IASPIS, an artists' residency programme based in Stockholm. Since 2001 he has been the Director of Portikus and the Stadelschule Art Academy, both in Frankfurt. Amanda Sharp the Publisher and Co-Founder of Frieze magazine and the Co-Director of the Frieze Art Fair. Joerg Heiser has been Associate Editor of Frieze magazine since 1998. As a writer on art and contemporary culture he has contributed to German journals and newspapers including Texte zur Kunst, Suddeutsche Zeitung and Zuricher Tagesanzeiger.

Review:

On the Contemporary Artists Series "The boldest, best executed, and most far-reaching publishing project devoted to contemporary art. These books will revolutionize the way contemporary art is presented and written about."-Artforum "The combination of intelligent analysis, personal insight, useful facts and plentiful pictures is a superb format invaluable for specialists but also interesting for casual readers, it makes these books a must for the library of anyone who cares about contemporary art."-Time Out "A unique series of informative monographs on individual artists."-The Sunday Times "Gives the reader the impression of a personal encounter with the artists. Apart from the writing which is lucid and illuminating, it is undoubtedly the wealth of lavish illustrations which makes looking at these books a satisfying entertainment."-The Art Book

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0714839892
• ISBN 13: 9780714839899
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160