Conceptual Art
Brilliant concepts
This guide to conceptual art traces the issues and concerns of the first generation of artists involved in the foundation of the movement, with an essay exploring the historical basis of conceptual art, its relationship to the dominant aesthetics of the 1960s, namely the modernist theory of Clement Greenberg and his disciples, and the influence of conceptual art on today`s art and cultural climate.
Artists featured:
Vito Acconci, Art & Language, John Baldessari, Robert Barry, Mel Bochner, Marcel Broodthaers, Stanley Brouwn, Daniel Buren, Victor Burgin, Hanne Darboven, Jan Dibbets, Marcel Duchamp, Gilbert & George, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Jenny Holzer, Douglas Huebler, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Louise Lawler, Sol LeWitt, Gordon Matta-Clark, Ana Mendieta, Bruce Nauman, Adrian Piper, Edward Ruscha, Lawrence Weiner, Ian Wilson
About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Genre Series features:
- a detailed introduction with approximately 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period
- a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work and brief biography of the artist as well as additional information such as a reference work, portrait of the artist, and/or citations
About the author:
Daniel Marzona studied art history and philosophy at the Ruhr University in Bochum. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as Associate Curator at the P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in New York. Marzona was one of the co-founders of the Navado Press in Trieste, which publishes artist books and works on contemporary art and architecture. He currently works as a freelance author and curator in Berlin and New York.
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Conceptual Art
Marzona, Daniel
Softcover, flaps, 18.5 x 23 cm (7.3 x 9.1 in.), 96 pages, $ 9.99 |
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Exhibition
Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art
September 10, 2008 - March 30, 2009
MoMA, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019-5497, United States
Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art
September 10, 2008 - March 30, 2009
MoMA, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019-5497, United States
- Reviews (2 items)
“Tras una detallada introducción de Marzona, aparecen a modo de fichas los grandes artífices del Arte Conceptual, entre los que destacamos a Duchamp, Gram, Sol Lewitt, Ruscha, Baldessari, Boetti y Gilbert & George, entre otros.”
La Tribuna de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
La Tribuna de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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