After Nature [Paperback]

Massilmiliano Gioni (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2008

Published to accompany the acclaimed summer 2008 After Nature exhibition at New York's New Museum, this unique catalogue pays tribute to the work of W.G. Sebald by repurposing existing copies of his 1988 three-part prose poem, from which the show borrowed its title. Called "an arresting gesture" by The New Yorker's Peter Scheldahl, the catalogue consists of the original book, enriched with images that have been hand-placed between the pages, and a new fold-out dust jacket. The result is a singular hybrid that is part appropriation, part recycled material--informed by the artistic tradition of the found object. Conceived as an homage, the catalogue features an essay by the New Museum's Massimiliano Gioni, a complete checklist and 25 color images by each of the featured artists, who include Pawel Althamer, Huma Bhabha, Maurizio Cattelan, William Christenberry, Nathalie Djurberg, Werner Herzog, Zoe Leonard, Klara Liden, Dana Schutz and Tino Sehgal, among others.

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About the Author

Massimiliano Gioni is Director of Special Exhibitions at the New Museum, New York and Artistic Director of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation in Milan. Gioni curated the 4th Berlin Biennial (2006) with Maurizio Cattelan and Ali Subotnick, with whom he also runs the Wrong Gallery and edits the magazines Charley and the Wrong Times. At New Museum, Gioni co-curated with Richard Flood and Laura Hoptman the inaugural cycle of exhibitions Unmonumental (2007), a solo exhibition of the work of Paul Chan, and the group show After Nature. He has contributed to many catalogues and publications including Artforum, Flash Art, Frieze, and Parkett.

Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: New Musuem (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915557924
• ISBN-13: 978-0915557929
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,761,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)