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Mapping It Out: An Alternative Atlas of Contemporary Cartographies Hardcover – June 30, 2014

by Hans Ulrich Obrist (Author), Tom McCarthy (Foreword)

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A look at our exterior and interior worlds through intriguing and imaginative maps from over 130 contributors in the fields of art, science, film, and more

Maps have always been at the heart of human knowledge. Whether they chart a newly discovered land or lay out a complicated process, maps serve to improve our understanding of what surrounds us. Maps make the complex simple, and reveal the complexity behind the apparently simple. Mapping It Out invites artists, architects, writers, and designers, geographers, mathematicians, computer pioneers, scientists, and others from a host of fields to create a personal map of their own, in whatever form and showing whatever terrain they choose, whether real-world or imaginary.

Over 130 contributors’ ideas are represented, including Yoko Ono, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, David Adjaye, Ed Ruscha, Alexander Kluge, and many more. Some contributors have translated scientific data into simplified visual language, while others have condensed vast social, political, or natural forms into concise diagrams. There are reworked existing maps, alternate views of reality, charted imaginary flights of fancy, and the occasional rejection of a traditional map altogether. 140 illustrations, 120 in color

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240 pages
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English
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Thames & Hudson
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June 30, 2014
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11 x 1 x 8.1 inches
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0500239185
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978-0500239186
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Editorial Reviews

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"The collection is stunning in its breadth: Renderings of imagined utopian lands, ideas, scientific phenomena, human migration and―simply―the unmappable all reveal the political and playful impulses in mapmaking."
― Departures

"A collection of dazzling and provocative alternative maps that will make you rethink the world we live in."
― Entertainment Weekly

"A magnificent compendium. . . . The volume’s greatest gift and highest point of differentiation is, in fact, precisely the sensibility for which Obrist is known and celebrated―the cross-pollination of disciplines, which invites the various fields to enrich one another."
― Brain Pickings

"Brings artistry and imagination back into mapmaking. . . . The result is a visually arresting volume filled with works by the likes of Yoko Ono, Matthew Barney, Ed Ruscha, and Gilbert and George."
― Fast Co.DESIGN

"This collection . . . prompts questions about what defines a map, and also about the notion of any map being definitive. It’s an open-ended invitation to see the world afresh."
― Passport

About the Author

Hans Ulrich Obrist is an art historian and Director of International Projects at the Serpentine Gallery.

Tom McCarthy is a writer and artist. His previous books include Remainder and Men in Space.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson (June 30, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500239185
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500239186
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.78 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11 x 1 x 8.1 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #244,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #862 in Art History by Theme

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J Gage

Not all that it appears to be.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2014

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I saw a write up for this book in Entertainment Weekly and the sample that they showed looked really cool. My husband loves maps and geography, so I purchased it with him in mind. While the book itself is cool, it isn't really maps of the world. Let me explain by citing some examples. There is a section called the Cultural Map of Cultural Intervention. There is another called the Speciation of Religion. This is all very interesting, but if you are looking for an atlas of the continents, you may be disappointed.
My husband assures me that he enjoys reading this book, and it is pretty cool, just not what I originally had pictured.

10 people found this helpful

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ConsumerSara

Dissappointing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 9, 2014

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I saw this book in Entertainment Weekly and it looked very interesting. Apparently the only interesting parts were the couple of maps that were shown in the magazine. The rest of the book seemed, to me, more like the ramblings of a schizophrenic artist. My warning is that tis book is not what you would think. Most of it isn't really maps and facts of anything, just doodles and hard to read opinions. One of the pages is just a photocopied doodle on a Best Western scrap paper, like you would find beside your phone in a rented hotel room........ I am going to return my copy.

23 people found this helpful

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Wowzers

Awesome ART

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 19, 2018

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Sorry, but the people reviewing the book here are a bit dull. It's an amazing book of interpretive art by a collection of fascinating contemporary artists and their take on "mapping" and "cartography." It's not supposed to be an actual atlas. 🙄

2 people found this helpful

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xyz

I suspect many will buy this expecting a collection of maps and will be surprised and disappointed by the actual content

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2014

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This was well reviewed in an entertainment magazine recently. But be clear, the title of this book is misleading. This is NOT an atlas and does not contain any cartography. This is a collection of modern art, some of it vulgar. I suspect many will buy this expecting a collection of maps and will be surprised and disappointed by the actual content, much of which is nothing more than photos of child-like doodling on random pieces of paper.

16 people found this helpful

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BSU Amazon

this give a very good grounding in those working within the science

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2014

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Mapping is a very contemporary dialogue in the arts, this give a very good grounding in those working within the science, sociology and artistic communities which use the term mapping.

10 people found this helpful

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Laurence C. Harmon

Really different and really excellent! My family and I are delighted with the ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2014

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Really different and really excellent! My family and I are delighted with the depth of research and the quality of the illustrations!

6 people found this helpful

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MountainMom7

Inappropriate and vulgar

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2014

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I saw this advertised in a recent magazine and thought it would be neat for my homeschoolers to peruse. However, it is very weird and unusual, and has several inappropriate topics and foul language. It is not kid-friendly nor educational.

15 people found this helpful

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janette

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 5, 2014

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almost no maps!

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RH

Ideal gift for light reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 13, 2015

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I purchased the book as a Christmas present for my girlfriend, an enthusiast of maps and geography.

Though not necessarily a cartographile (hm..) myself, I appreciated the book as much as she did, and would say it's a great gift if you're looking for something intriguing, different and beautiful.

Only four stars because of the slight breaking down of distinction between a map and a diagram; that might seem miserly, but the book moves between very satisfying maps (the distance from the power centre of a Mexican drug cartel being a highlight) and things that are more like spider diagrams or flow charts, and a five star rating would have to have been given only to something that is consistently fascinating.

Would definitely recommend, although it may not necessarily change your life.

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B Robinson

some concepts work better than others which is to be expected

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 6, 2017

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Very interesting and quirky, some concepts work better than others which is to be expected.

Dominika

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 24, 2018

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