Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations 1979-2000 (signed)
Berger, Maurice
ISBN 10: 1890761044 ISBN 13: 9781890761042
Published by Center for Art and Visual Culture, Baltimore, MD, 2001
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4to (3o x 23cm). 176pp. Inscribed (2008) by artist on title page, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Color photographic reproduction of artist's work to front and back panels. Black titles to spine. French fold flaps. Seller Inventory # 2275
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If social justice is Fred Wilson's subject, the museum is his medium. By placing meticulously rendered objects in environments that carefully recreate the details of a museum setting, down to their wall colors, lighting, display cases and wall labels, Wilson incisively explores the question of how the museum consciously and unconsciously perpetuates racist beliefs and behavior. From Egyptian and classical Greek and Roman sculpture to African-American memorabilia, from the primativist painting of Picasso to the uniforms worn by often black museum guards, Wilson's provocative juxtapositions speak to a complex history of museological omission, manipulation and oversight. This book marks the artist's first mid-career survey.
About the Author: Maurice Berger is Research Professor and Chief Curator at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Consulting Curator at the Jewish Museum in New York. Berger's essay series, Race Stories, "a continuing exploration of the relationship of race to photographic portrayals of race," appears monthly on the Lens Blog of the New York Times.
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Title: Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations 1979-...
Publisher: Center for Art and Visual Culture, Baltimore, MD
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very good +
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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FRED WILSON: OBJECTS AND INSTALLATIONS 1979-2000 (ISSUES IN CULTURAL THEORY 4) - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
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Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County Fine Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2001
ISBN 10: 1890761044
ISBN 13: 9781890761042
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Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 176pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With an exhibition checklist, biography, and bibliography. This is the beautifully designed and illustrated catalogue published in conjunction with the 2001 traveling Museum retrospective of works by the noted African-American contemporary artist Fred Wilson. For nearly two decades, the artist has worked with Cultural Institutions and their collections to create installations & exhibitions that critique and/or bring to light the relationship between race and American Museum practices. A pristine copy BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED by Fred Wilson in black felt-tip pen on the title page. Signed and Dated by the Artist. Artist Monograph. Seller Inventory # 017894
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