Open Form: Space, Interaction, and the Tradition of Oskar Hansen

Wieder, Axel

ISBN 10: 3943365980 ISBN 13: 9783943365986

Published by Sternber Pr, 2015

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Oskar Hansen's (1922�2005) theoretical concept of �open form� was developed in the context of international debates around late-modern architecture in the 1950s. Open form assumed that no artistic expression is complete until it has been appropriated by its users or beholders. In the following decades, the concept became a key principle of performance and film art, and led to the development of process-oriented and interdisciplinary artistic techniques. Hansen's concept revolutionized the traditional means of artistic communication.

This publication examines the impact of Hansen's ideas within contemporary visual culture and the redefined role of the viewer since the 1960s. The book includes in-depth interviews with some of the most important protagonists of experimental art in Poland, who investigate the historical impact of the open form. Other contributions comment on the theory's influence on a younger generation of artists. Visual material by Hansen and the artists complete this extensive volume.

Contributors
James N Hutchinson, Anna Molska, Lukasz Ronduda, Pelin Tan, Felicity Scott, Lukasz Stanek, Jan Verwoert, Axel Wieder, Michal Wolinski, Florian Zeyfang; interviews with Wiktor Gutt, Grzegorz Kowalski, Pawel Kwiek, Anna Niesterowicz, Artur Zmijewski

About the Author: Artur Zmijewski was born in 1966 in Warsaw, Poland, where he continues to live and work. His projects have been presented solo at the Zacheta National Gallery of Art, the Biennale di Sao Paulo 2001, The Renaissance Society, Chicago, and the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, among many others. He received an honorable mention at the 48th Venice Biennial.

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Title: Open Form: Space, Interaction, and the ...
Publisher: Sternber Pr
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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