Contemporary Art And Memory: Images of Recollection And Remembrance

Gibbons, Joan

ISBN 10: 1845116194 / ISBN 13: 9781845116194

Published by I.B.Tauris, 2008

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: Whether exploring the intimate recollections which make up the artist's own life history or questioning the way the gallery and museum present public memory, contemporary art, it would seem, is haunted by the past. "Contemporary Art and Memory" is the first accessible survey book to explore the subject of memory as it appears in its many guises in contemporary art. Looking at both personal and public memory, Gibbons explores art as autobiography, the memory as trace, the role of the archive, revisionist memory and postmemory, as well as the absence of memory in oblivion. Grounding her discussion in historical precedents, Gibbons explores the work of a wide range of international artists including Yinka Shonibare MBE, Doris Salcedo, Keith Piper, Jeremy Deller, Judy Chicago, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Christian Boltanski, Janet Cardiff, Bill Fontana, Pierre Huyghe, Susan Hiller, Japanese photographer Miyako Ishiuchi and new media artist George Legrady."Contemporary Art and Memory" will be indispensable to all those concerned with the ways in which artists represent and remember the past.????? EAN: 9781845116194 Tipo: Libros Título: Contemporary Art And Memory: Images of Recollection And Remembrance Autor: Gibbons, Joan Editorial: I. B. Tauris Formato: Libro de bolsillo. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-10-04-390c88bd

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Title: Contemporary Art And Memory: Images of ...

Publisher: I.B.Tauris

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis:

This is the first accessible survey book to explore the subject of memory as it appears in multiple guises in contemporary art. Highly readable and approached thematically, the book looks at both personal and public memory, dealing with art as autobiography, revisionist memory and postmemory, the memory as trace and the archive. It also considers the role played by the museum and gallery in the construction of history and knowledge. Grounding her discussion in historical precedents, Gibbons explores the work of artists including Doris Salcedo, Keith Piper, Judy Chicago, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Keith Piper, Christian Boltanski, Janet Cardiff, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Pierre Huyghe, Jeremy Deller, Susan Hiller, Japanese photographer Miyako Ishiuchi and new media artist George Legrady.

About the Author:

Joan Gibbons is Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University and Course Director, MA Contemporary Curatorial Practice. She is the author of Art and Advertising (I.B.Tauris).