The Future of Art: A Diary (Sternberg Press) - Softcover

Erik Niedling; Ingo Niermann; Tom McCarthy; Amy Patton

9783943365023: The Future of Art: A Diary (Sternberg Press)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3943365026 ISBN 13: 9783943365023

Publisher: Sternberg Press, 2012

Average life expectancy can fool you into thinking you still have many years ahead. But what would it be like if you had only one left? What would you want to--what could you--experience in this limited period of time?

Artist Erik Niedling would like to be buried in Pyramid Mountain, the largest tomb of all time, conceived by writer Ingo Niermann. To make this goal a reality, Niedling lives one year as though it were his last. The Future of Art: A Diary recounts the joys and horrors of that year. A letter by Tom McCarthy examines the social and philosophical implications.

The Future of Art: A Diary is the sequel to The Future of Art: A Manual (2011), in which Niedling joined Niermann on his search for a new, epic artwork. The book is published on the occasion of the exhibition "18.10.1973-29.02.2012" at the Neues Museum Weimar.

Contributors
Tom McCarthy, Erik Niedling, Ingo Niermann, and Amy Patton

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About the Author:

Erik Niedling is a German artist. He is also known for his 2010 film The Future of Art, a documentary on the contemporary art scene. Ingo Niermann is a German novelist, writer, and artist.

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