Me Family - Portrait of a Young Planet

Roland Barthes, Francesco Bonami

ISBN 10: 3947563841 / ISBN 13: 9783947563845

Published by Dr. Cantz'sche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and Co. KG, DE, 2020

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A Journey Through Many Worlds. In these times of great uncertainty, the themes that surface in the works of the thirty-six international artists gathered in Me, Family are more relevant than ever. Compiled by Francesco Bonami with a nod to Edward Steichen's historic exhibition The Family of Man, this volume paints a multifaceted portrait of humanity in the early decades of the twenty-first century. The original installation of photographs and excerpts from writers opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1955 and then went on a seven-year tour of one hundred and fifty museums all over the world.Matching the radicalism of Steichen's conception, Me, Family presents works by contemporary artists who harness a wide range of media and genres to explore the ways in which humans today engage with their manifold coexistent histories and the diverse challenges they confront. Including reproductions of contemporary art as well as representations of social networks, fashions, information technologies, advertising, sound, music, and performances, the book captures a reality that is beautiful, dramatic, and intoxicating by turns. With writings by R. Barthes, F. Bonami, and Edward Steichen.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Me Family - Portrait of a Young Planet
• Publisher: Dr. Cantz'sche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and Co. KG, DE
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3947563841
• ISBN 13: 9783947563845
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A Journey Through Many Worlds. In these times of great uncertainty, the themes that surface in the works of the thirty-six international artists gathered in Me, Family are more relevant than ever. Compiled by Francesco Bonami with a nod to Edward Steichen’s historic exhibition The Family of Man, the volume paints a multifaceted portrait of humanity in the early decades of the twenty-first century. The original installation of photographs and excerpts from writers opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1955 and then went on a seven-year tour of one hundred and fifty museums all over the world. Matching the radicalism of Steichen’s conception, Me, Family presents works by contemporary artists who harness a wide range of media and genres to explore the ways in which humans today engage with their manifold coexistent histories and the diverse challenges they confront. Including reproductions of contemporary art as well as representations of social networks, fashions, information technologies, advertising, sound, music, and performances, the book captures a reality that is beautiful, dramatic, and intoxicating by turns. With writings by R. Barthes, F. Bonami, and Edward Steichen.

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