Signs of the Apocalypse or Rapture [Hardcover]

Front Forty Press (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2008

Signs of the Apocalypse or Rapture is a curatorial survey of a pivotal moment in contemporary artistic theory and practice. This timely volume features a comprehensive section of writings and essays on the notion of end times—including interviews from a special episode of National Public Radio’s “Worldview” devoted to the topic; a gallery of diverse and engaging visual imagery—with   contributions from over sixty artists, including such well-respected contemporary figures as Bill Viola, Julie Mehretu, Ed Ruscha, Richard Misrach, Fred Tomaselli, Nina Bovasso, and others, each of whom contributes a single image featured on a two-page spread; and two audio CDs—featuring eighteen sound artists, including Sonic Youth—with accompanying liner notes and an introduction from the editors. Cleverly expanding on the duality of the title’s possibilities—hopeful beacons for the future or the indication that things are heading amiss—the book offers a provocative take on the contemporary trend towards apocalyptic and rapturous art, thought, and sound. A collector’s item for anyone drawn to the hybridized world of visual and critical culture, Signs of the Apocalypse or Rapture is a cutting-edge look at art in practice.

 

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Front Forty Press is an award-winning independent arts publisher that focuses on the cultivation and communication of ideas. Front Forty Press has been featured at P. S. 1/MOMA in New York and has participated in many fairs, events, and media in the local and national arts community.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 284 pages
• Publisher: Front Forty Press; Har/Com edition (November 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977868966
• ISBN-13: 978-0977868964
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 11.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,063,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars When I feel Blue, I open my Big Black Book., October 19, 2009

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This review is from: Signs of the Apocalypse or Rapture (Hardcover)

First off, Front 40 Press is a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

This book offers thought provoking issues to every sense you have; while drinking in the lush imagery, you have two, yes, TWO audio Cd's (that's twenty-one tracks) to help transfer all the unseen undercurrent into your head. And if that's not enough, you also get essays, interviews, full transcripts from National Public Radio's Worldview program and a poem, all concerning end-times or Rapturous themes (simply lovely).

I'm like an Oreo in reverse. Sweet and sugary on the outside, but the center of me is dark, very dark and almost always pondering the end of times.

This is a great collection with over sixty world-class artists. They are also only a numbered limited edition run of 2000 copies.

So once they are gone. . .well, you know the saying.

If you've noticed all my reviews have five stars. . .my reason is, even though being the nihilist that I've become, I still hold true to the saying that if you don't have anything good to say, then say nothing at all.

So, I only post the good things.

-ciao