FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES

(GONZALEZ-TORRES, FELIX ). Ault, Julie, Editor

ISBN 10: 3865211968 / ISBN 13: 9783865211965

Published by Steidl Dangin, Gottingen, GERMANY, 2006

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412pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. Designed by Pascal Dangin. With a chronology, bibliography and exhibition history. "Felix Gonzalez-Torres, one of the most influential artists of his generation, lived and worked resolutely according to his own democratic ideology, determined to "make this a better place for everyone." Combining principles of conceptual art, minimalism, political activism and poetic beauty, Gonzalez-Torres's ever-changing arsenal included public billboards, give-away piles of candy or posters, and ordinary objects (clocks, mirrors, light fixtures) often used to startling effect. His work challenged the notions of public and private space, originality, authorship and most significantly, the authoritative structure in which he functioned. In the spirit of the artist's method, Julie Ault has amassed a comprehensive monograph of this important artist that rethinks the very idea of what a monograph should be. The book places strong emphasis on the written word, and contains texts by Robert Storr, Robert Nickas, Russell Ferguson, Lewis Baltz, Nancy Spector, Joseph Kosuth, and Miwon Kwon among other notables, as well as significant critical essays, exhibition statements, transcripts from lectures, personal correspondence, and writings that influenced Gonzalez-Torres and his work. With ample visual documentation, we see works not just in their finality, but often witness their transformation over a lifespan. This collection is a critical reference for the history of contemporary art". A brand new, most handsome example of the 2006 first edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES
• Publisher: Steidl Dangin, Gottingen, GERMANY
• Publication Date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 3865211968
• ISBN 13: 9783865211965
• Binding: Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Artist Monograph
• Seller catalogs:
  • Conceptual and Minimal Art
  • Literature and Fiction
  • Artist Monographs

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Synopsis

The first comprehensive monograph of this important artist. Gonzales-Torres combined principles of conceptual art, minimalism, political activism, and poetic beauty. His ever-changing arsenal included public billboards, give-away piles of candy or posters, and ordinary objects. This book is a critical reference for the history of contemporary art.

Synopsis

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, one of the most influential artists of his generation, lived and worked resolutely according to his own democratic ideology, determined to "make this a better place for everyone." He combined principles of conceptual art, minimalism, political activism, and poetic beauty. His ever-changing arsenal included public billboards, give-away piles of candy or posters, and ordinary objects (clocks, mirrors, light fixtures) often used to startling effect. His work challenged the notions of public and private space, originality, authorship - and most significantly - the authoritative structure in which he functioned. Editor Julie Ault has amassed the first comprehensive monograph of this important artist. In the spirit of Gonzalez-Torres's method, Ault rethinks the very idea of what a monograph should be. The book, which places strong emphasis on the written word, contains newly commissioned texts by Robert Storr and Miwon Kwon among other notables, as well as significant critical essays, exhibition statements, transcripts from lectures, personal correspondence, and writings that influenced Gonzalez-Torres and his work.

Ample visual documentation adds another important layer of content. We see works not just in their finality, but often witness their transformation over a life span. The collection is a critical reference for the history of contemporary art.