The Art of Participation

Rudolf Frieling

ISBN 10: 0500238588 / ISBN 13: 9780500238585

Published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2008

About this Item

2008. 01st Edition. Hardcover. Covers the history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to present practices that demand audience interaction. As the internet mindset browsing, sharing, collecting, producing permeates various aspects of society, this title reveals the ways in which artists and viewers have approached the creation of open works of art. Editor(s): Frieling, Rudolf. Num Pages: 212 pages, 215 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 206 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1100. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of Participation
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500238588
• ISBN 13: 9780500238585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The first fully illustrated survey of participatory art and its key practitioners, published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

This new survey covers the rich and varied history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to current practices that demand audience interaction. As the hallmarks of Web 2.0--browsing, sharing, collecting, producing--increasingly permeate every aspect of society, this timely project reveals the ways in which artists and viewers have approached the creation of open works of art. The featured artists include Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Janet Cardiff, Lygia Clark, Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Allan Kaprow, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Antoni Muntadas, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, and Erwin Wurm.

Original essays by Rudolf Frieling, Boris Groys, Robert Atkins, and Lev Manovich identify seminal moments in participatory practice from the 1950s to the present day. A rich array of plates introduce work by all the artists in the accompanying exhibition, with reproductions of significant projects by other major figures--from Helio Oiticica, Joan Jonas, and Gordon Matta-Clark to Rirkrit Tiravanija and SUPERFLEX--rounding out the survey.

About the Authors

Robert Atkins, an art historian and writer, is a frequent contributor to Art in America and a former staff columnist for the Village Voice. Atkins is an authority on digital art, queer art and culture, and Chinese contemporary art. He is a pioneering online media producer and a founding member of Visual AIDS, creators of Day With(out) Art and the Red Ribbon. His other books include ArtSpoke and Censoring Culture.

Boris Groys is Professor of Aesthetics, Art History, and Media Theory at the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe, and since 2005, the Global Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU. He has published numerous books including The Total Art of Stalinism, Ilya Kabakov: The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment, Art Power, and The Communist Postscript.